Most Recent Articles: August 2014
August 31, 2014
Arizona Governor: Ducey (R) 40%, DuVal (D) 40%
August 30, 2014
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
August 29, 2014
42% of Americans Took A Summer Vacation This Year
Vermont Governor: Shumlin (D) 48%, Milne (R) 36%
Do Americans Think Their Water Supply Is Safe?
What America Thinks: Election Update - Week of 8/28/14
Voters Won't Back Their Global Warming Worries With Cash
August 28, 2014
Americans Looking Forward To Taking a Sales Tax Holiday
Arkansas Governor: Ross (D) 46%, Hutchinson (R) 44%
South Carolina Governor: Haley (R) 51%, Sheheen (D) 36%
Voters Think Justice Department Motivated Mostly by Politics
Should School Start Before or After Labor Day?
The Smallness of Being in Economy Class by Froma Harrop
Off to the Races By Larry J. Sabato, Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley
August 27, 2014
23% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Americans Think Ice Bucket Challenge Has Raised Awareness, Funds for ALS
Arkansas Senate: Pryor (D) 44%, Cotton (R) 43%
What America Thinks: Media Covers News In Black and White
Boehner Is Congress’ Least Liked Leader Again This Month
Green Monster: A Commentary by John Stossel
66% Think Most Christians Treated Unfairly in Muslim World
August 26, 2014
51% Expect Higher Interest Rates in a Year
Alaska Governor: Parnell (R) 47%, Mallott (D) 36%
What About That VA Hospital Scandal? by Froma Harrop
44% Blame U.S. Policies for Worsening Relations with Islamic World
A Decent Lawyer Should Tell Liberals They're Damned Fools and Ought to Stop By Michael Barone
Voters Want Lots of Spending Cuts But Think They're Unlikely
August 25, 2014
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 40%, Democrats 39%
Alaska Senate: Sullivan (R) 47%, Begich (D) 45%
Voters Strongly Support Death Penalty for Foley’s Killer
More Say Obamacare Forcing Them to Change their Insurance
August 24, 2014
Americans Still Wonder if Fed Can Handle Inflation
August 23, 2014
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
August 22, 2014
Wyoming Governor: Mead (R) 55%, Gosar (D) 34%
53% Are Confident in U.S. Banking Industry
Wyoming Senate: Enzi (R) 63%, Hardy (D) 27%
What America Thinks: Election Update – Week of 8/22/14
Voters Question International Trial for Israel
Not Nearly as Daunting as the 1960s Riots: A Commentary by Michael Barone
Americans Still Think A Home is Family’s Best Investment
August 21, 2014
Connecticut Governor: Foley (R) 45%, Malloy (D) 38%
West Virginia Senate: Capito (R) 50%, Tennant (D) 33%
Is Ferguson a Social Media Victim? By Froma Harrop
Should Local Schools Admit the Latest Illegal Immigrants?
Voters Pass On Chance to Tell Congress What They Think
August 20, 2014
24% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Most Still Don’t Support Government Help on Mortgage Payments
Montana Senate: Daines (R) 55%, Curtis (D) 35%
Despite Justice Department Challenges, Most Still Favor Voter ID Laws
Policing a Riot: A Commentary By John Stossel
Missouri Burning: Why Ferguson's Inferno Is No Surprise: Commentary By Joe Conason
Voters, Feds Have Competing Immigration Agendas
August 19, 2014
New High: 43% Say U.S. Doesn’t Spend Enough on National Security
Confidence in Short-Term Housing Market Slips to 2014 Low
Minnesota Governor: Dayton (D) 49%, Johnson (R) 41%
What America Thinks: Cops - Problem or Solution
How Would the Media React If the Cop Was Black and the Victim Was White?
Racing Through Nature: A Commentary by Froma Harrop
47% Say A Family Member Has Been Diagnosed with Depression
August 18, 2014
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 39%, Republicans 39%
Minnesota Senate: Franken (D) 50%, McFadden (R) 42%
A Tale of Two Cities? Blacks, Whites Sharply Disagree About Ferguson
Business Is Steadily Growing At New Health Insurance Exchanges
August 17, 2014
Iowa Governor: Branstad (R) 52%, Hatch (D) 35%
August 16, 2014
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
August 15, 2014
Tennessee Governor: Haslam (R) 55%, Brown (D) 30%
Wisconsin Governor: Walker (R) 48%, Burke (D) 47%
What America Thinks 2014 Election Update - Week of 8/15/14
Fidelity to Principle Can Make Needed Flexibility Impossible By Michael Barone
Americans Say Their Favorite Robin Williams Movie Is…
Ranting About Robin Williams, Limbaugh Exposes a Hole in His Own Soul By Joe Conason
Who Still Needs A Newspaper Subscription?
August 14, 2014
Tennessee Senate: Alexander (R) 47%, Ball (D) 32%
Voters Think Obama, Congress Are Slackers
Should More Americans Be Bilingual?
Neil deGrasse Tyson Is a Nice Man By Froma Harrop
2014: More Than a Backlash From 2008 By Sean Trende
August 13, 2014
27% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Americans Overwhelmingly Put English First
Iowa Senate: Ernst (R) 43%, Braley (D) 43%
Voters Think Americans More Supportive of Israel than Obama, Media Are
Mindless Drones: A Commentary By John Stossel
Voters Reject A Spoonful of Taxes on Their Sugar
August 12, 2014
Most Think Feds Too Big a Presence in Their Lives
When It Comes to Government, Voters Opt for Small
What America Thinks: Will Democrats Pay a Price For ‘Transforming America’?
Kansas Governor: Davis (D) 51%, Brownback (R) 41%
Jury's Out on Whether Megan's Law Is Protecting Children
Three Hundred Years Later, Americans Owe a Debt to King George I By Michael Barone
Who Cares What Ideology Drives the High-Speed Train? by Froma Harrop
August 11, 2014
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 40%, Democrats 39%
Kansas Senate: Roberts (R) 44%, Taylor (D) 40%
Voters Think Iraq May Already Be Lost
Voters Want Health Care Choices When Their Money's At Stake
August 10, 2014
America Is Losing the War on Drugs
August 9, 2014
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
August 8, 2014
Voters Think Parents Need More School Options
Texas Governor: Abbott (R) 48%, Davis (D) 40%
51% Think CIA’s Interrogations Helped War on Terror
Obama vs. Congress: Voters Say It’s Politics, Not Policy
August 7, 2014
Voters Bank on Green Energy Over Fossil Fuels
North Carolina Senate: Tillis (R) 45%, Hagan (D) 40%
Perry for Prez? What Do Texans Think?
House 2014: Handicapping The “Drive to 245” - A Commentary By Kyle Kondik
Selling to 'Minimalists' Is Surprisingly Easy - A Commentary By Froma Harrop
Is There A Driverless Car in Your Future?
August 6, 2014
23% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Texas Senate: Cornyn (R) 47%, Alameel (D) 29%
Are States, National Guard the Answer to Illegal Immigration?
Just A Few Are Attracted to Internet Giving
Patrolmen Without Borders By John Stossel
August 5, 2014
6% Think Congress Is Doing A Good or Excellent Job
Immigration? Obama’s Negatives Jump
Voters Oppose Obama Acting Alone But Don’t Think House Can Stop Him
Blue vs. Blue Does Not Equal Red by Froma Harrop
Big Government Worked Better in the Industrial Age; Not so Much in Digital Era By Michael Barone
Americans Feel More Charitable - But Not Toward Politics
August 4, 2014
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 42%, Democrats 38%
Few Voters See Post-Gadhafi Libya As Good for America
What If? Americans Worry About Ebola in U.S.
Voters Still Fear The Worst Under New Health Care Law
From Clinton to Obama: Why GOP Impeachment Fever Is Now So Predictable By Joe Conason
August 3, 2014
Americans Like the Look of Their Next Job
August 2, 2014
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
August 1, 2014
Obama's Full-Month Approval Hits 2014 Low in July
Florida Governor: Scott (R) 42%, Crist (D) 41%
Illinois Governor: Rauner (R) 44%, Quinn (D) 39%
Bipartisanship is Alive and Well, but not in the Obama White House By Michael Barone
Voters See Illegal Immigration As Bigger National Security Worry Than Russia, Gaza
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