… There is an ongoing debate among politicians, political scientists and partisans of both parties over the dismal support of Democratic candidates among whites. Does it result from ideological differences, racial animosity or a perception among many whites that they are excluded from a coalition of minorities, the poor, single […] Read more »
Public Opinion Strategies: Key findings from a pre-election national survey
Public Opinion Strategies conducted a national telephone survey of 800 likely voters (560 landline; 240 cell phone), from October 30-November 2, 2014. … Economic issues will be a deciding factor in how people vote in this year’s elections. Nearly all voters (96%) say economic issues are important to their vote, […] Read more »
Kansas: GOP Has Numbers Advantage, but Support Drops
Kansas has emerged as an unlikely battleground state in the 2014 midterm election, with two longtime Republican fixtures, U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts and Gov. Sam Brownback, facing competitive races. These races threaten to sweep the GOP out of two of the state’s most prominent positions. Adding to the element of […] Read more »
Do companies pay ‘fair share’? Depends whom you ask
The recent exodus of U.S. companies fleeing the country to lower their tax bill has a lot of people wondering: Are corporations paying their fair share of taxes? That depends on where you live—and whom you talk to. CONT. John W. Schoen, CNBC Read more »
Americans Say Federal Gov’t Wastes 51 Cents on the Dollar
Americans estimate that the federal government wastes 51 cents of each tax dollar. This matches their prior estimate in 2011, which was the highest Gallup had measured since 1979. Americans are less harsh about their state and local governments, viewing them as wasting 42 cents and 37 cents, respectively. CONT. […] Read more »
Strong Support for Congressional Action on Inversions
A new Wall Street Journal/NBC poll shows strong support for congressional action to keep American companies from moving overseas for tax reasons. The results suggest that voters both are aware of the tactic – known as “inversion” – and actually care about it. CONT. John D. McKinnon, Wall Street Journal Read more »