Most Get Information About Candidates From the News
This election season, most voters are turning to the news to get information about candidates, but some still turn to other sources.
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October 18, 2018
October 18, 2018
Do Voters See Value in Debates?
While almost half of voters have watched at least one candidate debate this midterm election season, they’re split on whether those debates carry any value for them.
October 17, 2018
Voters Like Melania Trump a Bit More These Days
Following her first major trip to Africa as First Lady, Melania Trump has earned some more fans.
October 17, 2018
Voters Say Democrats Likely to Win House, Not Senate
Most voters think Democrats are likely to take charge of the House of Representatives following next month’s elections but expect them to fall short of capturing the Senate, too.
October 16, 2018
Voters Favor Drug Testing Lawmakers
Pennsylvania is considering legislation that would require all state lawmakers be tested for illegal drugs, and voters think that’s a great idea.
October 15, 2018
Voters Reject Clinton’s Call for Incivility
Hillary Clinton last week urged Democrats not to be civil with Republicans over political issues, prompting rare disagreement from former First Lady Michelle Obama. Voters also disagree with Clinton but, unlike her, don’t expect things to improve even if Democrats return to power in Congress.
October 15, 2018
Voters Don't Care Much For Celebrities, Outside Campaign Cash
A lot of voters don't like it when candidates in their state finance their campaigns with money from outsiders, and they aren't moved much by celebrity or political endorsements from out-of-staters either.
October 12, 2018
Voters Have More Faith in U.S. Elections These Days
Voters are now more confident than they have been in over six years that U.S. elections are fair to voters, though more than one-in-four still think it’s too easy to vote in this country today.
October 11, 2018
Fewer Americans Now See Workplace Sexual Harassment As a Serious Problem
Discussions of sexual harassment and sexual assault still dominate the public and political sphere. Nonetheless, slightly fewer Americans now consider sexual harassment in the workplace a serious problem than they did a year ago, even though the number of instances hasn’t changed.
October 11, 2018
Support for Dumping Electoral College Is Down
Voters are less enthusiastic these days about taking the Electoral College out of the presidential election process. Interestingly, opponents of the Electoral College are less likely to know what it does.
October 11, 2018
For Voters, Trump More Help Now to Candidates
As midterm elections draw nearer, voters see President Trump as more of a positive than they did a year ago.
October 10, 2018
GOP Voters Madder, More Likely to Vote Because of Kavanaugh
Republicans are madder about the Kavanaugh controversy than Democrats are and more determined to vote in the upcoming elections because of it.
October 9, 2018
Kavanaugh Wins Popular Vote, Too
It’s a done deal: Judge Brett Kavanaugh is now a member of the U.S. Supreme Court, and voters tend to think that’s okay.
October 9, 2018
Most See More Female Leaders in the Near Future
The sexual assault allegations against new U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh have renewed discussion about women’s role in society, and most voters now see a bigger place for women leaders. But voters still don't buy into Hillary Clinton's rosy view of a female future.
October 8, 2018
Americans Are More Upbeat About U.S.-China Trade
Despite escalating tensions between China and the United States over new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, voters are much more optimistic these days in the United States’ trade future with China.
October 5, 2018
57% Agree It’s ‘A Scary Time’ to Be A Young Man
Responding to the drumbeat of support by Democrats for the still unproven sexual assault allegations against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump said this week, “It’s a very scary time for young men in America when you can be found guilty of something that you may not be guilty of.” Most voters agree.
October 5, 2018
Most Rate Senate's Handling of Kavanaugh Process As Poor
Most voters disapprove of how the U.S. Senate has conducted Judge Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation process and say the U.S. Supreme Court nominee has been investigated enough.
October 4, 2018
Voters Say FBI's Kavanaugh Investigation Won’t Satisfy Anyone
Democrats think the FBI’s expanded background investigation into allegations of sexual assault lodged against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will prove fruitful. Republicans do not. Regardless, voters in both parties don’t think it will satisfy anyone.
October 4, 2018
Voters Continue to See Greater Danger of Political Violence
Despite America’s increasing partisanship leading up to the midterm elections, voters actually see a little bit less of a threat of political violence than this time a year ago. And, for once, Republicans and Democrats alike agree.
October 3, 2018
Voters Want IDs at the Polls, Don’t See Them as Discriminatory
The state of Missouri is wrapping up its lawsuit over voter identification laws, which the plaintiffs in the case argue are discriminatory toward certain groups of people. Other states across the country, nonetheless, are attempting to enact their own voter identification laws leading up to November’s midterm elections.
