When faced with highly uncertain conditions, military units and major corporations sometimes use an exercise called scenario planning. The idea is to consider a broad range of possibilities for how the future might unfold to help guide long-term planning and preparation. The goal is not necessarily to assess the relative […] Read more »
Young Republicans hopeful, young Democrats fearful
Young Republicans are more hopeful about the future of America by a margin of 10 to 1 after President Donald Trump’s inaugural address, while young Democrats are fearful and independents are split between hopeful and fearful, finds a new national poll of America’s 18- to 29- year-olds by Harvard Kennedy […] Read more »
Will Donald Trump bring the ‘right kind’ of change to Washington?
Public Opinion Strategies conducted a national survey of 800 adults January 18-22, 2017, that asked respondents how likely it is Donald Trump will bring real change to the direction of the country, and whether that change is the right kind or the wrong kind. The results may be a shock […] Read more »
Americans Split on Whether US Will Be Better Off in 2020
Just before Donald Trump took office, Americans were evenly divided as to whether the nation will be better off or worse off four years from now. Forty-eight percent said the country will be better off in 2020, while 46% said the U.S. will be worse off. Optimism is sharply lower […] Read more »
Trump’s Positioning and Big-Picture Trends in US Public Opinion
Donald Trump’s inaugural address Friday gives us an important window into his presidential thinking, and how that thinking fits with American public opinion. He labeled the situation for Americans as “carnage” and detailed a ravaged America. But Gallup’s data show that Americans are actually pretty satisfied with their personal lives […] Read more »
6 things we’ve learned since the 2016 election
It has been a tumultuous 10 weeks since Donald Trump won his stunning election victory, and on Friday he will be inaugurated as the nation’s 45th president. Here are six important findings from our U.S. political surveys since the election. CONT. Carroll Doherty, Pew Read more »