The Affordable Care Act was supposed to be the central issue in the 2014 midterm elections, like the political lightning rod it was in 2010. It has not risen to that level nationally. However, it remains on the minds of many voters, and in some races, it is having a […] Read more »
Ebola Debuts on Americans’ List of Top U.S. Problems
As the quarantine period ends for people exposed to the first person in the U.S. to be diagnosed with Ebola, the virus for the first time ranks among the top 10 issues Americans consider to be the most important ones facing the country. However, Ebola still ranks behind five other […] Read more »
ACA Is One Of Many Issues Important To Voters
With the 2014 midterm election less than one month away, the latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds the ACA continues to be a second-tier issue on voters’ minds, and many say they are tired of hearing candidates talk about the law. Just over a quarter (27 percent) of registered voters […] Read more »
What’s Bugging Voters? Plenty
What’s driving vote preferences in the 2014 midterm elections? Plenty. That’s not always the case. There are many elections in which a single issue has dominated. The economy’s the prime example; a war or other crisis is another. This year, it’s a bunch of stuff. CONT. Gary Langer, ABC News Read more »
Americans Say Equal Pay Top Issue for Working Women
Nearly four in 10 Americans say equal pay is the top issue facing working women in the United States today, a sentiment shared by roughly the same proportions of men, women, and working women. About twice as many Americans mention equal pay as cite the second-ranked issue — equal opportunity […] Read more »
Voters Give GOP Edge vs. Dems on Handling Top Issues
The Republicans in Congress hold significant leads over the Democrats on four of the six issues that U.S. registered voters say are most important in determining how they will vote in November: the economy, the way the federal government is working, the situation with Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria, […] Read more »