… In the latest poll conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, most Americans think there is at least some fraud in elections, and 8 in 10 approve of laws that require voters to show photo identification, legislation with a stated aim of preventing such voter fraud. […] Read more »
Americans’ Trust in Political Leaders, Public at New Lows
Americans’ trust in their political leaders and in the American people themselves to make political decisions continues to decline. The percentages trusting the American people (56%) and political leaders (42%) are down roughly 20 percentage points since 2004 and are currently at new lows in Gallup’s trends. CONT. Jeffrey M. […] Read more »
Americans’ Confidence in Government Takes Positive Turn
Americans express as much or slightly more confidence in each of the three branches of the federal government than they did in 2014 and 2015, when their confidence fell to record or near-record lows. CONT. Lydia Saad, Gallup Read more »
What People Don’t Know About the Clinton Foundation Is Revealing in Itself
A story line has developed around the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton that seems to affect how each new event is interpreted by journalists and the public. It’s variously described as a lack of transparency or even obfuscation. … A few of my colleagues at the University of California, Los […] Read more »
Pessimistic or Optimistic? Election-Wise, It Matters
Two-thirds of Americans feel they have little or no influence over the actions of the federal government. Forty-five percent say the country’s greatness is ebbing. As many see voter fraud as commonplace. A third aren’t confident that votes in the presidential election will be counted fairly. And a third say […] Read more »
Sowing Doubt Is Seen as Prime Danger in Hacking Voting System
Russian hackers would not be able to change the outcome of the United States presidential election, the nation’s most senior intelligence and law enforcement officials have assured Congress and the White House in recent weeks. But disrupting it, they acknowledge, would be far easier, causing enough doubts in key states, […] Read more »