Americans’ satisfaction with the way things are going in the U.S. rebounded this month, as national news coverage shifted away from several race-related controversies that occurred in early July. Twenty-seven percent of Americans are now satisfied with the state of affairs in the U.S., up sharply from 17% in July […] Read more »
Fifty States of Anxiety
Feeling worried? These days, much of America is. Over the past eight years, Google search rates for anxiety have more than doubled. They are higher this year than they have been in any year since Google searches were first tracked in 2004. … Over the past few weeks, I’ve taken […] Read more »
Who cares about free trade? Not many Americans, it turns out.
During the Democratic National Convention, several speakers have been interrupted by shouts opposing the Trans Pacific Partnership, a controversial free trade agreement. That supports the fact that trade has gotten more attention than usual during this year’s campaigns. But what do Americans actually think about the prospects of rolling back […] Read more »
Americans’ Satisfaction With U.S. Drops Sharply
Americans’ satisfaction with the way things are going in the U.S. dropped 12 percentage points in the past month, amid high-profile police killings of black men and mass shootings of police. Currently, 17% of Americans are satisfied with the state of affairs in the U.S. CONT. Art Swift, Gallup Read more »
Views on Experience vs. Outsider Status Pose a Potential Challenge for Trump
Americans prefer experience to outsider status in the next president and also give it a higher priority in an ABC News/Washington Post poll, a potential challenge for Donald Trump as he builds toward the general election campaign. … The poll also finds broad agreement that the next president should focus […] Read more »
Global Warming’s Six Americas and the 2016 Election
Americans hold diverse views on global warming, falling into six distinct groups – Global Warming’s Six Americas – that range in their beliefs, attitudes, policy preferences and behavior. Climate change is a top-tier issue in the 2016 presidential election only for Americans who are in the most engaged of the […] Read more »