Americans express far more alarm about the influence of money in politics than the fact that another Bush and Clinton are running for the White House, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds. CONT. Patrick O’Connor, Wall Street Journal Read more »
Voters Pick Top Concerns About 2016 Election
American voters say their top concerns about the upcoming presidential election are wealthy individuals and corporations who might have too much influence who over wins, as well as campaigns that spend more time on negative attacks than proposing solutions, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. CONT. Mark […] Read more »
Views of Race Relations as Top Problem Still Differ by Race
Black Americans’ mentions of race relations as the most important problem facing the U.S. reached 15% in the last quarter of 2014, up from 3% at the beginning of that year. Mentions have remained relatively high since, averaging 13% in the most recent quarter, from April to June 2015. Since […] Read more »
Obama approval heads downhill
President Barack Obama’s job approval numbers are sinking as American attitudes about the nation’s progress have taken a turn for the worse, according to a new CNN/ORC poll. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »
Iowa Poll: Social Issues Not a Top Priority for Either Party
As they campaign through Iowa in the months leading up to the nation’s first nominating contest, many presidential hopefuls are likely to talk about issues that are deeply important to the state’s social conservatives, such as abortion and same-sex marriage. While those subjects are indeed significant to core groups, the […] Read more »
Abortion Edges Up as Important Voting Issue for Americans
The percentage of Americans who say they would only vote for a candidate who shares their views on abortion has been edging up over the past seven years. The 21% who currently say this is, by one percentage point, the highest Gallup has found in its 19-year history of asking […] Read more »