Forty-nine percent of Americans say the state of moral values in the U.S. is “poor” — the highest percentage in Gallup’s trend on this measure since its inception in 2002. CONT. Justin McCarthy, Gallup Read more »
Presidential Moral Leadership Less Important to Republicans
Republicans are much less likely now than they were during the Bill Clinton years to say it is very important for the president to provide moral leadership for the U.S. Democrats, on the other hand, are more likely to believe moral leadership is important now, with Donald Trump in office, […] Read more »
Government Remains Top Problem for U.S.
Americans remain most likely to say the government is the greatest problem facing the U.S., with 20% naming some aspect of the federal government or its elected leaders as the nation’s top problem. CONT. Justin McCarthy, Gallup Read more »
Civility is now a foreign concept in Americans politics. How did we get here — and how do we fix it?
Election season is already upon us and the passions of our tribal politics are rising to a full boil. … We’re once again facing the frustrating prospect of watching our candidates’ debates get hijacked by the angriest and loudest voices in the room. To prevent this from becoming reality, we […] Read more »
The president and his attorney didn’t tell the truth. Now Giuliani has. Will that change anything?
Does it bother anyone that President Trump has been caught lying? Does it bother anyone that this is not new? Does it bother anyone that the president has been shown to be a liar? These questions are again front and center before the country. People will answer them differently, depending […] Read more »
PRRI’s American Values Atlas Finds Emerging Public Consensus in Support of LGBT Rights
As the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether a small business can legally deny goods or services to LGBT Americans based on the religious beliefs of the owner, a massive new national survey finds broad opposition to this policy. The survey also finds an emerging consensus in support of same-sex marriage, […] Read more »