Most Recent Articles: March 2014
March 31, 2014
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 39%, Republicans 38%
53% Oppose Stricter Gun Control Laws
Mississippi Senate: Cochran (R) 48%, Childers (D) 31%
46% Oppose Health Care Law’s Individual Insurance Mandate
March 30, 2014
47% Think It Will Take More Than Three Years For Housing Prices to Recover
March 29, 2014
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
March 28, 2014
44% View Secretary of State Kerry Favorably
New Low: Just 24% Think Economy Will Be Stronger in a Year
What America Thinks: The 2014 U.S. Senate Races … So Far
65% Favor Continued U.S. Involvement in NATO
Obama's 'Flexibility' Leads to a Dangerous World By Michael Barone
20% See Obama’s Leadership Style As Too Confrontational
March 27, 2014
18% Think U.S. Public Schools Provide World-Class Education
Americans Still Like Ford Better Than Chrysler, GM
Iowa Senate: Braley (D) 41%, Jacobs (R) 38%
Two-Track Minds on Security and Privacy By Froma Harrop
Putting Their Eggs in the Wrong Midterm Basket By Geoffrey Skelley
32% Say It’s a Good Time to Sell a Home
March 26, 2014
29% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
What America Thinks About the Missing Plane and Air Travel
43% Say U.S. Justice System Unfair to Most Americans
49% Support Religious Exemption from Obamacare’s Contraceptive Mandate
55% View Vladimir Putin Very Unfavorably
March 25, 2014
13% Are Very Likely To Buy or Lease a Car This Year
78% Favor Proof of Citizenship Before Being Allowed to Vote
Just 11% Think Economic Sanctions Likely to Make Russia Give Up Crimea
The Impossible Case of Sandoval-Perez By Froma Harrop
Hillary Clinton Won't Have an Easy Ride to Presidency By Michael Barone
20% Expect to Travel Less in 2014
March 24, 2014
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 41%, Republicans 37%
Alaska Senate: Treadwell (R) 47%, Begich (D) 43%
54% Think Real Cause of Malaysian Plane's Disappearance May Never Be Known
Voters Still Strongly Favor Health Insurance Choice Based on Costs
March 23, 2014
New Low: 18% Say Their Home Worth Less Than When They Bought It
March 22, 2014
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
March 21, 2014
45% Rate Obama Positively on National Security
36% Expect Their Home’s Value To Go Up In Next Year
Incumbents, Beware: Just 29% Think You Deserve Reelection to Congress
Having a Venerable Name Can Be a Key to Upward Mobility by Michael Barone
69% Think Middle Class Pays Larger Share in Taxes Than Wealthy Do
March 20, 2014
24% Say They Are Paying Higher Interest Rates Than A Year Ago
51% Have Filed Their Income Taxes
61% Oppose U.S. Giving Up Control Over Internet
69% Say Arrival of Spring Puts Them in a Better Mood
Yawning at Anonymous Posts By Froma Harrop
March 19, 2014
29% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
What America Thinks: GOP, Democrats Don't See Eye-to-Eye on Taxes, Spending
Montana Senate: Daines (R) 51%, Walsh (D) 37%
Spring Clean Government By John Stossel
41% Say Expanding Overtime Pay Will Hurt Businesses
84% Are Paying More For Groceries Than a Year Ago
March 18, 2014
52% Think U.S. Economy Unfair to Those Willing to Work Hard
63% Oppose Adding Members to the House of Representatives
Democratic Strategists in 2014 Are Like French Generals in 1940 A Commentary By Michael Barone
52% Support U.S. Diplomatic Action Against Russia Over Crimea
People Sin, Not Music Festivals - A Commentary by Froma Harrop
51% Remain Confident in U.S. Banking System
March 17, 2014
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 38%, Republicans 39%
6% Consider St. Patrick’s Day One of the Most Important Holidays
New Hampshire Senate: Shaheen (D) 50%, Brown (R) 41%
53% Expect Health System To Get Worse Under Obamacare
March 16, 2014
New Low: 47% Say Tax Cuts Help The Economy
Senate Update: Domino Effects By Kyle Kondik
March 15, 2014
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
March 14, 2014
What America Thinks: Parental Control
56% Say Any Good Student Who Wants to Go to College Can Find a Way
43% Favor Gay Marriage, 43% Oppose
67% Think CIA May Have Undercut Senate Investigation
62% Say It’s Very Important For Children to Grow Up in Two-Parent Home
March 13, 2014
20% Rate the News Media As Very Trustworthy
Just 27% Think SATs Should Be a Major Factor in College Admission
60% Say Air Travel Can Never Be Made Completely Safe from Terrorism
41% in Wisconsin Would Vote for Walker for President
The Limited Meaning of Florida’s Special House Election By Larry J. Sabato and Kyle Kondik
Hipsters Have Children, Too By Froma Harrop
March 12, 2014
29% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
What America Thinks: Is College These Days Worth the Cost?
Election 2014: Wisconsin Governor: Walker (R) 45%, Burke (D) 45%
7% Think Parents Should Be Required to Support Children Over 18
60% Think More Government Spending, Higher Taxes Hurt the Economy
March 11, 2014
61% See Shale Oil Development As Likely to End U.S. Dependence on Foreign Oil
Election 2014 - Colorado Governor: Hickenlooper (D) Leads Top GOP Challengers
For Good Highways, Use Tolls and Ditch the Gasoline Tax -- A Commentary By Michael Barone
Size of State Governments Not Washington's Business - A Commentary By Froma Harrop
66% Favor Taking Sexual Assault Cases Away From Military Commanders
Americans Still Think Government Workers Have It Better
March 10, 2014
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 39%, Republicans 39%
Colorado Senate: Udall (D) 42%, Gardner (R) 41%
50% Think Obama Has Raised Spending Too Much
58% Expect Health Care Costs to Go Up Under Obamacare
March 9, 2014
37% Say More Government Hiring Would Be Good For Economy
March 8, 2014
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
March 7, 2014
Just 33% See the Purpose of Daylight Saving Time
46% Know Someone Who Has Given Up Looking for A Job
What America Thinks: Is America Watching What It’s Eating?
36% Favor Ban on Plastic Shopping Bags in Their State
Lying Again? Scholars Detect Deception in Ryan's Poverty Report by Jone Conason
Obama's Mistaken Belief That Others See the World as He Sees It By Michael Barone
New High: 56% View Boehner Unfavorably
March 6, 2014
Americans Rank Cancer As Nation's Worst Disease
Only 26% Think U.S. Spends Too Much on Defense
2016? Hillary Clinton 47%, Jeb Bush 33%
Who Belongs Downtown? By Froma Harrop
55% in Texas Like Job Rick Perry Is Doing As Governor
March 5, 2014
28% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
What America Thinks: Is U.S. Getting Cold War Jitters?
Texas Governor: Abbott (R) 53%, Davis (D) 41%
22% Expect a Cure for Alzheimer’s in Next 10 Years
Budget Baloney By John Stossel
Only 12% Rarely or Never Check Food Nutrition Labels
March 4, 2014
67% Consider Themselves Healthy Eaters
Rasmussen Employment Index Gains Two Points in February
16% Think Young Blacks Better Off Under Obama
Where Anyone Can Act -- A Commentary by Froma Harrop
Don't Write Those Tea Party Obituaries Just Yet -- A Commentary By Michael Barone
Just 23% Think Government Spending Cuts Likely Over Next Few Years
March 3, 2014
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 39%, Republicans 36%
Obama's Job Approval Is Up by One in February
37% Favor Diplomatic Action Against Russia Over Ukraine
33% Say They’ve Been Personally Hurt by Health Care Law
To Defeat GOP's Restrictive Voting Laws, Debunk 'Voter Fraud' By Joe Conason
March 2, 2014
25% Think High School Graduates Have Skills Needed For A Job
March 1, 2014
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
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