An historic presidential campaign, the economy, race relations, and terrorism were some of the topics covered in CBS News Polls over the course of 2016. Here’s a look at back at what was on the minds of Americans this year. CONT. Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News Read more »
Why Did Planned Parenthood Supporters Vote Trump?
… Earlier this month, Planned Parenthood convened a series of focus groups across the country to better understand people who back the organization but cast their ballots for Trump. … For opponents of Trump, the recordings make for excruciating viewing. They show how myths about Hillary Clinton’s corruption proved more […] Read more »
Behind Trump’s win in rural white America: Women joined men in backing him
In rural parts of America, it wasn’t just white men who flocked to the polls on Election Day to vote for Donald Trump. Rural white women were right there in the voting lines with them. The NBC News national exit poll documented how Trump and his populist message disproportionately appealed […] Read more »
Why Women Did Not Unite to Vote Against Donald Trump
Women were predicted to come out in force to vote for the first female president and against a man who demeaned them and bragged about sexual assault. Instead, they voted more or less as they always have: along party lines. The share of women who voted for Donald J. Trump […] Read more »
As Election Nears, Voters Divided Over Democracy and ‘Respect’
As the presidential campaign enters its final days, opinions about American democracy and the candidates’ respect for democratic institutions – as well their respect for women, minorities and other groups in society– have emerged as political flashpoints. Donald Trump is widely seen as having little or no respect for Muslims, […] Read more »
One in Three U.S. Women Worry About Being Sexually Assaulted
Thirty-four percent of U.S. women say they worry “frequently” or “occasionally” about being sexually assaulted. That percentage essentially matches the 33% average in Gallup’s 17-year trend but is up slightly from an average 30% who worried from 2013 through 2015. CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »