With the presidential election looming, more Americans cite the economy (17%) than any other issue as the most important U.S. problem in October, followed by dissatisfaction with the government (12%). CONT. Zac Auter, Gallup Read more »
Democrats Maintain Edge as Party ‘More Concerned’ for Latinos
After more than a year of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump making provocative comments about Mexican and Muslim immigrants and Hispanics in general, a new Pew Research Center survey of Hispanics finds their overall attitudes about the Republican and Democratic parties – and levels of political engagement – are not […] Read more »
Ahead of debates, many voters don’t know much about where Trump, Clinton stand on major issues
The first presidential debate Monday night offers Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton an opportunity to explain their positions on important issues facing the country. Two months after the party conventions, only about half of voters (48%) say they know “a lot” about where Clinton stands on important issues, while even […] Read more »
The 2016 Latino Tracking Poll – Week 1
Today Latino Decisions released the first wave of the 2016 election weekly tracking poll in partnership with NALEO and Noticias Telemundo. The poll will continue for 8 weekly installments every Monday through the day before Election Day and will track Latino vote choice, enthusiasm, evaluations of party outreach to Latinos, […] Read more »
Economy Remains Top Problem in U.S. as Debate Nears
With the first presidential debate approaching, no one issue clearly dominates Americans’ minds when they are asked to name the most important problem facing the U.S. The economy (14%) continues to lead the list, followed closely by dissatisfaction with government (11%) and jobs and unemployment (11%) as the top problem […] Read more »
AJC Survey Gauges Jewish Voters on Presidential Race, Key Issues
A new AJC survey of American Jews shows that Democrat Hillary Clinton would win 61 percent of the Jewish votes and Republican Donald Trump would garner 19 percent, if elections were held today. … When asked which issues are most important in deciding how to vote this year, “The Economy/Jobs” […] Read more »