Most Recent Articles: May 2014
May 31, 2014
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
May 30, 2014
75% Still Think It Will Be Tough for Young People to Find Jobs This Summer
55% Have Read A Book or Poem by Maya Angelou
Kentucky Senate: McConnell (R) 48%, Grimes (D) 41%
Despite Thomas Piketty, Voters Reject Economic Redistribution by Michael Barone
Arkansas Governor: Hutchinson (R) 48%, Ross (D) 41%
May 29, 2014
Arkansas Senate: Cotton (R) 47%, Pryor (D) 43%
60% Say U.S. Leaders Send Troops Into Danger Too Often
Barack Obama and Bill Clinton: Complementary Strengths: A Commentary By Rhodes Cook
58% Say It’s Possible To End U.S. Dependence on Foreign Oil
May 28, 2014
29% Say U.S. is Heading in Right Direction
73% Expect to Pay More for Groceries
42% Think VA Secretary Shinseki Should Resign
Bigger Problem in Politics? 48% Say Media Bias, 44% Campaign Cash
Eat Without Fear By John Stossel
May 27, 2014
Just 19% Think High School Grads Have Skills for College or Workforce
Most Americans View Newlyweds Kim Kardashian, Kanye West Unfavorably
47% Say U.S. Safer Today Because of Guantanamo Prison
Scenario for a Republican Nightmare in the 2016 Elections - A Commentary by Michael Barone
52% Are Confident in Banks' Stability
May 26, 2014
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 42%, Republicans 38%
Georgia Governor: Carter (D) 48%, Deal (R) 41%
39% Consider Memorial Day One of the Most Important Holidays
In VA Scandal, Accountability for All -- Including Congress by Joe Conason
Fight Heroin With Marijuana by Froma Harrop
44% Favor Government Mandated Levels of Health Insurance Coverage
May 25, 2014
Oregon Senate: Merkley (D) 47%, Wehby (R) 37%
May 24, 2014
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
May 23, 2014
64% Consider Memorial Day the Start of Summer
End Crony Capitalism, Sell Federal Land, Limit Tax Breaks for the Rich
Georgia Senate: Nunn (D) Holds Slight Edge Over GOP Finalists
38% Think It’s a Good Time to Sell a House
May 22, 2014
44% of Voters See Obama as Very Liberal
What America Thinks: The Technology Generation
61% Still Think Congress Is Doing A Poor Job
59% Think Their Home's Worth More Than When They Bought It
Don't Privatize the Veterans Hospitals by Froma Harrop
Nationalization of Senate Elections Poses Challenge to Democrats in 2014 By Alan I. Abramowitz
May 21, 2014
29% Say U.S. is Heading in Right Direction
46% View Major Cyberattack on U.S. An Act of War
83% Think Americans Are Not Informed Voters
Good News: A Commentary by John Stossel
May 20, 2014
45% Favor Gay Marriage, 41% Oppose
38% Expect Their Home’s Value To Go Up In Next Year
Just 21% Give Feds Positive Marks for Handling of Veterans Benefits
62% Say 9/11 Museum Film Should Not Be Changed Because of Muslim Complaints
Britain's Political Stalemate Resembles America's By Michael Barone
Other Paths to Better Pay by Froma Harrop
May 19, 2014
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 41%, Republicans 37%
West Virginia Senate: Capito (R) 48%, Tennant (D) 39%
38% Say Presidential Candidates Should Disclose Medical Records
May 18, 2014
Nebraska Governor: Ricketts (R) 47%, Hassebrook (D) 40%
May 17, 2014
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
May 16, 2014
36% Favor Pulling U.S. Troops From Western Europe
Nebraska Senate: Sasse (R) 51%, Domina (D) 34%
45% Say Reducing Income Gap More Important Than Free Market Competition
Harvest of Shame: America's Poisoned Children Need a Hashtag: A Commentary By Joe Conason
The Revolt of the Wingers in British and American Politics: A Commentary By Michael Barone
May 15, 2014
43% Rarely or Never Contact the Office While on Vacation
What America Thinks: Work Won’t Come Easy for New Grads
41% Think Commercial Use of Drones Makes Flying Less Safe in U.S.
Fox News and GOP Are Not in the Same Business By Froma Harrop
Notes on the State of Politics By Kyle Kondik
77% Say Losing a Wallet Worse Than Losing a Cell Phone
May 14, 2014
29% Say U.S. is Heading in Right Direction
62% Look Forward to Going to Work
24% Support Warrantless Mobile Phone Searches By Police
Marriage: It's Complicated - A Commentary By John Stossel
Only 28% Think Most College Graduates Have Enough Skills to Get A Job
May 13, 2014
59% Favor Strict Sanctions on Those Who Employ Illegal Immigrants
40% Think U.S. Should Do More to Rescue Nigerian Schoolgirls
Support for Transgender Anti-Discrimination Laws Turns on Public Restroom Question
51% Favor Raising Minimum Wage to $10.10 an Hour
Monica Lewinsky, Grace in Humiliation By Froma Harrop
Demographics May Be Destiny -- But Not One Political Direction by Michael Barone
May 12, 2014
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 40%, Republicans 38%
Ohio Governor: Kasich (R) 45%, FitzGerald (D) 38%
57% Favor Further Investigation of the IRS
Bad Old Days: How Monica Lewinsky Deserves to Be Remembered: A Commentary By Joe Conason
New High: 36% Expect Health Care System to Get Better Under Obamacare
May 11, 2014
93% Will Visit or Call Mom Today
May 10, 2014
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
May 9, 2014
Most Still Think Government Workers Better Off Than Those in Private Sector
30% Think Obama Should Go It Alone to Fight Global Warming
Republican Primary Voters Seem Determined to Nominate Candidates Who can Win By Michael Barone
North Carolina Senate: Tillis (R) 45%, Hagan (D) 44%
63% Say Ban on Large Sugary Drinks Would Have No Health Impact
May 8, 2014
56% Doubt Medicare Will Pay All Their Benefits
57% Say U.S. Doesn’t Spend Enough on Roads, Bridges and Tunnels
What America Thinks: Racism in Pro Sports?
18% Say U.S. Should Do More to Help Change Syrian Government
36% Say More Government Hiring Would Be Good for Economy
Victims of Campus Rape Should Be Dialing 911 By Froma Harrop
The Surprisingly Unrepresentative 2014 Senate Map By Kyle Kondik
May 7, 2014
27% Say U.S. is Heading in Right Direction
48% View Coal Industry Favorably
65% Oppose Tolls on Interstate Highways
Offensive Speech - A Commentary by John Stossel
51% Worry Government Won’t Do Enough to Help Economy
May 6, 2014
28% Have Favorable Opinion of the Federal Government
Obama Blows off Deals With GOP, Creating Era of Bad Feelings - A Commentary by Michael Barone
In Drought, Fortunes Are Made - A Commentary By Froma Harrop
28% Are Willing To Pay Higher Utility Bills to Reduce Coal Usage
Voters Trust GOP More on Economy, National Security
May 5, 2014
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 41%, Republicans 37%
38% Say Sterling Should Be Forced to Sell LA Clippers
51% Think Benghazi Merits Further Investigation; 34% Disagree
56% Expect Costs to Rise Under Health Care Law
May 4, 2014
42% Know Someone Who Has Given Up Looking for a Job
May 3, 2014
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
May 2, 2014
Tennessee Governor: Haslam (R) 57%, McKamey (D) 27%
56% Have Voted for an Independent Candidate
Tennessee Senate: Alexander (R) 51%, Ball (D) 25%
May 1, 2014
What America Thinks: Russia, Not Ukraine, Is the Big Concern
35% Say Their State Government is Too Big
Obama’s Full-Month Approval Holds Steady in April
41% Think ‘Arab Spring’ Changes Bad for U.S.
60% Favor Government-Recognized National Day of Prayer
Americans Tire of Solving Everyone's Problems By Froma Harrop
The Minimal Class Divide in American Politics By Alan I. Abramowitz
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