With mixed views of the national economy and their own financial situation, Americans want priority given to several different economic problems. In the latest poll conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, the public sees protecting Social Security and reducing unemployment, poverty, and the federal budget deficit […] Read more »
10 Reasons Why Immigration Politics Will Affect the Latino Vote
As immigration rhetoric in the Republican presidential nomination campaign continues to escalate and GOP candidates who were once perceived as immigration moderates tack to the right, it is worth considering how immigration politics and policy affect Latino voters; a voting block that is positioned to be influential in 2016. We […] Read more »
Economy Tops Americans’ Minds as Most Important Problem
Americans in February are slightly more likely to name the economy generally as the “most important problem facing the country” than they have been in the last two months. CONT. Rebecca Riffkin, Gallup Read more »
Most Americans Say Government Doesn’t Do Enough to Help Middle Class
At a time when the middle class in the United States is losing ground, most Americans say the federal government provides too little help to this segment of society. And as voters begin casting the first ballots in the 2016 presidential election, neither political party is widely viewed as supportive […] Read more »
Cruz, Sanders and Americans Agree: Government Not Working
The results of Monday night’s Iowa caucuses have brought the very conservative Sen. Ted Cruz and the very liberal Sen. Bernie Sanders more directly into the media spotlight. These two senators are not only from the opposite sides of the aisle but also from the opposite ends of the ideological […] Read more »
Democrats, Republicans Agree on Four Top Issues for Campaign
Republicans and Democrats agree on the importance of the presidential candidates’ positions on the economy, terrorism, jobs and healthcare. Beyond these, however, the two partisan groups differ significantly on the importance they assign to other campaign issues. CONT. Frank Newport, Gallup Read more »