(Week of 6/30/2012) The public hasn’t paid close attention to the debate over Operation Fast and Furious, a program created by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that kept illegal guns on the street in hopes of building better criminal cases against gun traffickers. Only 56% in the ...
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It’s almost the weekend and for anyone who’s been working hard (especially for anyone working on the Fourth!) Saturday night is the time to unwind. And for most of us, staying at home is the best way of relaxing on our evening off. YouGov has asked Americans what they like ...
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Unions may be powerful in shaping opinion, even if their political influence is on the wane. It may seem like a long time ago now, but just a few weeks back, the political news was all about Scott Walker beating a recall bid in Wisconsin. At the time, it was ...
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(Week of 6/30/2012) Americans continue to have a slightly more favorable opinion of incumbent President Barack Obama than likely Republican challenger Mitt Romney in the most recent Economist/YouGov poll (Week of June 30, 2012). Overall, 50% have a favorable opinion of Obama to 44% unfavorable, For Romney, it is 41%-49%. ...
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(Week of 6/30/2012) The full impact of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the President and his re-election campaign won’t be known until the fall. But the immediate impact may be slightly positive. In this week’s Economist/YouGov Poll, President Obama holds a four point lead over the presumptive GOP nominee, Mitt ...
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(Week of 6/30/2012) The Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act appears to have prompted a small increase in the percentage of Americans who want the law to be repealed. In last week’s poll, 37% of respondents indicated they supported the law’s repeal. This week, that percentage ...
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America’s cities boast famous sights, bright lights and big names – but the US also has rural areas that are the envy of the world. So which offers a better quality of life – city convenience or countryside space? To find more about where we live and why, YouGov asked ...
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(Week of 6/30/2012) Chief Justice John Roberts, who often has been a conservative voice on the Supreme Court, should be liked by Republicans. But after his decision to side with the Court’s four liberal justices to uphold most of the Affordable Care Act, he finds himself slightly more popular with ...
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(Week of 6/30/2012) In early April, just after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), 41% of Republicans said the Supreme Court was the branch of government they trusted the most, far exceeding the percentage that picked Congress, the President, or the ...
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(Week of 6/30/2012) Happy Fourth of July. In 236 years since today’s truths were first proclaimed, they have held up pretty well in the U.S. Almost three-in-four (74%) strongly believe that all people are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights. Among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit ...
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