Just a third of Californians approve of the way President Trump is doing his job, according to a statewide survey released today by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), with funding from the James Irvine Foundation. … As California leaders consider their responses to Trump’s early action on immigration, […] Read more »
Gorsuch nomination meets with positive reception
Americans’ first impressions of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch tilt positive, and a plurality say the Senate ought to vote to confirm President Donald Trump’s selection to replace Justice Antonin Scalia, according to a new CNN/ORC poll. … Assessing the Republican leaders in Congress who will manage Gorsuch’s confirmation process, […] Read more »
Support for Gorsuch Lower Than for Other Recent Court Picks
Americans’ initial reaction to President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court is more positive than negative — 45% say the Senate should vote to confirm Gorsuch while 32% say it should not. However, support for confirming Gorsuch is lower than what Gallup has found […] Read more »
Americans sharply divided along partisan lines over travel ban, Trump
Two weeks into Donald Trump’s presidency, the country remains sharply divided along partisan lines. A large majority of Republicans approves of President Trump and his recent executive order temporarily restricting entry into the U.S. by foreigners and refugees, while Democrats disapprove in similar numbers. … Mr. Trump’s first approval rating […] Read more »
5 Ways America Changed During the Obama Years
American public opinion changed in significant ways over the course of Barack Obama’s eight years in the White House, including on issues such as the economy, race relations, and the level of confidence the public has in different aspects or actors in the government. Many of these changes were the […] Read more »
Donald Trump Issue Agenda: Year One’s Potential Successes
As Donald Trump is set to become the 45th President of the United States, a divided American public shows little signs of a partisan cease fire. However, Americans are united on a number of issues that they want to see Donald Trump address in the coming year. A recent survey […] Read more »