Most Recent Articles: August 2013
August 31, 2013
37% Favor More U.S. Military Involvement in Syria, 40% Oppose
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
August 30, 2013
56% Say Their Family Displays Flag on Most National Holidays
42% Favor Candidate Who Opposes All Tax Increases
Panhandling Is Not Harmless By Froma Harrop
59% Think U.S. Still Lacks Equal Opportunity
August 29, 2013
41% Favor School Uniform Requirement
59% of Moviegoers Say Storyline Matters Most
10% Think Race Relations Better Since Obama Elected
42% Give Obama Good, Excellent Ratings on National Security
August 28, 2013
29% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
40% Say Economy Forced Them To Cut Back Vacation Spending
Trains to Nowhere By John Stossel
53% Think School Shouldn’t Open Until After Labor Day
We All Need Moderate Republicans By Froma Harrop
45% of GOP Voters Think It's Very Important for Party Leaders to Work With Tea Party
August 27, 2013
51% Think Obama's Policies Too Hostile To Small Businesses
59% Think Violent Movies Lead to More Violence in Society
42% of Republicans Like Shutdown Strategy to Stop Funding of Health Care Law
49% Say Buying A Home Is A Family’s Best Bet
Obama Could Learn From FDR on How to Get Things Done By Michael Barone
August 26, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 39%, Democrats 38%
Voters Remain Conflicted About Manning's, Snowden's Actions
31% Favor More Military Help to Syrian Rebels If Chemical Weapons Charges Are True
34% Give Current U.S. Health Care System Positive Ratings
August 25, 2013
56% Expect Higher Interest Rates In a Year
August 24, 2013
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
August 23, 2013
59% Say Their Home is Worth More Now Than When They Bought It
Voters Favor Choices for Prayer, Uniforms, Calendar in Schools
Stop and Frisk Doesn't Target Minorities, It Protects Them By Michael Barone
51% Believe Manning Should Have to Serve Entire Sentence
An NSA Drama Goes Crackpot By Froma Harrop
80% Are Paying More For Groceries Than a Year Ago
August 22, 2013
Most Adults Tend to Cook, Eat Dinner At Home
51% Say Value Of Their Home Worth More Than They Still Owe
Many Voters Still Doubt Legitimacy of Town Hall Protests
Fewer Voters Than Ever Now Consider Auto Bailouts a Success
August 21, 2013
29% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction
44% Confident In Stability of U.S. Banking System
52% Support Required Uniform Cameras For Police Officers
46% Have A Favorable View of Vice President Biden
Beware Warrior Cops By John Stossel
August 20, 2013
79% Say Americans Watch Too Much TV
Most Adults Say It’s Important To Them To Buy Organic, Locally-Grown Food
Use Private Capital for Roads and Bridges, Not Taxpayer Money By Michael Barone
71% Say Government Helps Politically Connected Businesses, Hurts Those That Are Not
August 19, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 38%, Republicans 38%
49% Say Children’s Quality of Life is Worse Than a Generation Ago
18% Say U.S. Should Continue Military Aid to Egypt
53% Think Health Care Law Will Increase Deficit
August 18, 2013
82% Say U.S. Not Winning War on Drugs
August 17, 2013
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
August 16, 2013
81% Think Americans Pay Too Much Attention to Celebrity News
44% Support Legalizing Marijuana, 42% Do Not
52% Recognize U.S. Spends More on Defense Than Any Other Nation
New Low: 39% Think U.S. Elections Are Fair
August 15, 2013
47% Think a Randomly Selected Group Could Do a Better Job Than Congress
74% Oppose Federal Plan to Make Neighborhoods More Diverse
40% Agree with Government Challenge of US Airways-American Merger
What Really Makes Chelsea Clinton Run (but not for Public Office) By Joe Conason
55% Believe There Are Too Many Americans In Prison
August 14, 2013
29% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Democrats Tend to Identify More with Their Congress Members Than GOP Voters Do
17% of GOP Voters Think Republicans in Congress Should Put Working with Obama First
Battle of the Sexes By John Stossel
Obama's National Security Positives Fall to A Three-Year Low
August 13, 2013
15% Say Professional Athletes Are Good Role Models for Kids
53% See Conflict Between Economic Growth and Fairness
56% Think Racism Not Chief Reason for Lack of Neighborhood Diversity
Crime Bankrupts Detroit; Public Unions Mug Two California Cities: A Commentary By Michael Barone
Lawsuits and Defensive Medicine: The Reality: A Commentary By Froma Harrop
43% Say Obama Good or Excellent Leader, 42% Say Poor
August 12, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 39%, Democrats 39%
81% See Amber Alerts As Effective In Abduction Cases
Just 11% Think NSA Less Likely Now to Monitor Phone Calls of Innocent Americans
53% Have Felt No Impact from Health Care Law
August 11, 2013
31% Think Internet Has Had Bad Influence on U.S. Politics
August 10, 2013
24% Think Americans Selfish For Putting Economy Ahead of Global Warming
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
August 9, 2013
35% Think Global Warming Is A Very Serious Problem
24% Buy Print Copy of Their Local Paper Daily or Nearly Every Day
36% Think A New U.S.-Russia Cold War Likely in Next Few Years
GOP of Two Minds, at Least, on Immigration By Froma Harrop
Cheating Is Rife in Colleges -- by Admissions Officers By Michael Barone
2016 Will Not Feature Christie vs. Clinton By Scott Rasmussen
August 8, 2013
Molina, Cabrera Early Favorites For 2013 MLB MVP Awards
25% Think Mass Transit in U.S. Not As Safe as 10 Years Ago
62% Would Feel Safer If Their Child Attended A School With An Armed Guard
Killing Giggles By John Stossel
60% Think Muslims Are Not Treated Unfairly in America
August 7, 2013
27% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction
46% Favor Stricter Gun Control Laws, 46% Disagree
58% Favor Death Penalty for Fort Hood Killer
Christie Is Candidate GOP Voters Want Least As Their 2016 Nominee
Stop the Hysteria Over NSA Surveillance By Froma Harrop
August 6, 2013
Baseball Fans Predict Detroit Tigers Will Win World Series
32% Say Child Born in U.S. to Illegal Immigrant Should Receive Automatic Citizenship
Reading from Reagan’s Book: A Commentary By Mark Meckler
74% Rarely or Never Use Mass Transit
Hillary Clinton Is Leading Favorite – And Unfavorite – in Democratic Presidential Pack
Democrats Own Obamacare, and Its Political Cost Keeps Rising: A Commentary by Michael Barone
August 5, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 41%, Democrats 38%
65% of Working Americans Consider Themselves Middle Class
50% See U.S. Involvement in Middle East as Bad for U.S.
48% Still Want Their Governor To Fight Health Care Law
August 4, 2013
Most Americans Think There Are Jobs Available
August 3, 2013
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
August 2, 2013
22% Say Stock Market Will Be Stronger In A Year
29% Are Looking For Work Outside Their Current Company
Forget the Old South: Trayvon Martin Was No Emmett Till By Michael Barone
10% Rate Congress As Good or Excellent
To See Where Country is Heading, Ignore Washington by Scott Rasmussen
August 1, 2013
33% Say Economy Will Be Stronger In A Year, 39% Say Weaker
President Obama’s Full-Month Approval Rating Stays at 47%
38% Agree with Obama’s Plan Linking Corporate Tax Cuts, New Jobs Program
We Don't Need Political Mini Royals By Froma Harrop
Measuring GOP Extremism: What Carville and Greenberg's Latest Polling Reveals By Joe Conason
74% Oppose Making Minimum Wage Different for Different Age Groups
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