It was today announced that General David Petraeus had resigned as Director of the CIA, as a result of an extra-marital affair. What's your view? Should Petraeus have resigned for this reason, or should he have stayed in his position? How do you feel more generally about public officials' personal ...
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From "binders full of women" to "horses and bayonets" there were some memorable taglines to come out of the recent Presidential debates. But pithy rhetoric aside, who impressed or surprised you? Who disappointed you? Which candidate's policy do you agree with more? Whatever your view, use the comments section to ...
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I have been fascinated by debates since my high school days, which unfortunately were a very long time ago. I don’t believe it has been so long, however, that the meaning of the word "debate" has changed, although one would not know that from watching the televised presidential and vice-presidential ...
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How about that Romney/Ryan ticket? A majority of the grass-roots conservatives that I have spoken with over the past six months feel that Mitt Romney was thrust upon us by the Republican National Convention (RNC). The truly conservative candidates were washed out in the primaries for reasons as diverse as ...
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I’d like to be able to say I’m a proud Wisconsinite because one of our own has been selected to be a vice presidential candidate. Alas, I cannot. Paul Ryan is a Scott Walker clone enamored of Walker’s hard-handed polices. His nomination simply deepens the division in our already battle-weary ...
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I believe most Floridians are concerned about the state of Florida real estate. The mortgage bust has had a big impact on our communities. We have too many empty and abandoned homes, the result of foreclosures or residents simply walking away from a home because they don't have a job ...
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The dawn of the era of ‘multipolarity’, in which American hegemony is challenged by rival power centres - China in particular - has been heralded for some time. Yet for the time being, the US is still the world’s largest economy, and its only military superpower. But is American influence ...
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According to reports, President Obama has signed a ‘covert order’ authorizing the CIA and other US agencies to take steps to help Syrian rebel forces in their fight to overthrow the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. The international community has been deeply divided as to what to do about the ...
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Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian in history – but is this enough to earn him the title of ‘greatest Olympian of all time’? He may have won the highest number of medals ever obtained by a single competitor, but as the results of our latest Question of the ...
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On November 6th, Americans will decide whether to give Barack Obama a second term, or make Republican challenger Mitt Romney the 45th President of the United States. With some of the country’s best minds placing bets on who will win, and a recent YouGov nationally representative public opinion poll placing ...
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Have Your Say is about unlocking the 'wisdom of crowds' and finding out exactly how you feel about the hot topics of the day.
Our 'Debate of the day' runs on the YouGov website and encourages you to voice your support or opposition for the big stories as they happen but - cruicially - to tell us why you feel the way you do.
In addition, YouGov is running a series of essay writing competitions. Every two weeks, we'll offer you the chance to submit an entry on the hot topic of the moment, and winning entries will be published on the YouGov website over the coming months. Learn more about the competition.
