Americans became much more concerned about healthcare this month, with 18% naming it as the most important problem facing the U.S. Mentions of healthcare tie with mentions of “dissatisfaction with government/poor leadership” at the top of the most important problems list. CONT. Art Swift, Gallup Read more »
Trump’s First 100 Days and Americans’ Policy Preferences
Much of the discussion as President Donald Trump reaches his 100-day mark in office focuses on how the public grades his performance, both overall and on specific dimensions. A somewhat different approach is to assess how well he has done in terms of meshing with the American public’s policy preferences. […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: President Trump’s first 100 days getting mixed reviews
A Fox News Poll taken as the Trump administration nears its 100-day milestone gives mixed messages to the president. President Trump’s job ratings are underwater by three percentage points. Currently 45 percent approve of the job he’s doing. That’s down slightly from the 48 percent approval he received when he […] Read more »
Why cutting corporate tax and raising the deficit might not hurt Trump politically
For those who have tracked Republican politics over the past few years, the Trump administration’s proposal to slice the corporate tax rate without worrying about deficits seems like an anathema. … But recent polling bolsters the idea that the move is politically safe for Trump — assuming that he continues […] Read more »
With Budget Debate Looming, Growing Share of Public Prefers Bigger Government
As Congress faces an April 28 deadline to fund government operations, the public is now split in their general preferences on the size and scope of government: 48% say they would rather have a bigger government providing more services, while 45% prefer a smaller government providing fewer services. This marks […] Read more »
For Earth Day, here’s how Americans view environmental issues
The 1970s were an important era for American environmentalism. Congress passed the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act, President Richard Nixon established the Environmental Protection Agency, and the nation observed its first Earth Day – created by Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson – on April 22, 1970. Nearly a […] Read more »