Staff Report – As Congress moves closer than it has in years to passing gun safety legislation following the recent mass shootings in Texas and New York, a new Morning Consult/Politico poll shows voter support for gun control has reached a new high. According to the June 10-12 survey, 68 percent of voters support stricter…
By Glynn Wilson – With only six months to go before the midterm elections on November 8, Republicans are still more enthusiastic to vote than Democrats, although the party in power is gaining some ground thanks to a recent leak of a draft ruling on abortion out of the United States Supreme Court. The share…
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Too see how the cause of Ukraine has captured the attention of the American people, check out the latest Gallup poll on the subject, which found that 78 percent say they approve of “allowing up to 100,000” Ukrainian refugees into the United States. The poll was based on a…
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — An overwhelming majority of American voters, 83 percent, say the world would be a better place without Russian President Vladimir Putin in power, according to a new Morning Consult poll. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on the other hand, gets high marks from all voters, with 64 percent saying the…
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maybe the American public is finally seeing the evidence of climate change due to global warming from the burning of fossil fuels where they live. That as well as the heightened news coverage about it and concern being shown by politicians and agencies in Washington again has the…
But Americans continue to favor her confirmation by a nearly 2-to-1 margin – Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson appears to be bound for the Supreme Court after coming through last week’s four-day confirmation hearing relatively unscathed, but the latest Morning Consult/Politico poll suggests that some of the questioning she faced…
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — It’s been a busy couple of weeks in the news with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, dwindling Covid cases and the lifting of mask requirements, the trial of the first Trump supporter convicted for the Capitol insurrection, President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union speech and the appointment…
Biden’s job performance: 45% approve; 46% support his handling of Ukraine – Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden posted his best approval rating in months following his first State of the Union address and the war in Ukraine, according to a new Morning Consult/Politico poll. While 51 percent of voters disapprove of…
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nearly all Americans are highly concerned about inflation and especially the rising price of gas, but about half of voters in the United States now support blocking further imports of oil from Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine even if that means higher gas prices at the pump,…
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court pick, has more initial support for her confirmation than any of the three jurists nominated by President Donald Trump, according to a new Morning Consult/Politico poll. Only 17 percent of voters oppose the nomination. A plurality of voters, 46 percent,…
Staff Report – A week after Facebook Inc. announced its new corporate name Meta, along with a new logo as part of the company’s strategic shift toward focusing on the metaverse, the public’s initial reaction to the rebrand is less than enthusiastic, according to new data from Morning Consult. Americans feel even more unfavorably toward…
There is little doubt this is caused by political rhetoric and media coverage – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — If there are any communications scholars out there still trying to figure out how to accurately measure political and media influence on public opinion, look no further than a new survey out from the…
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — It will come as no surprise to college educated Democrats, liberal college professors and experienced journalists that American conservative Republicans who supported Donald Trump are subject to right-wing propaganda, political manipulation and suffer from authoritarian tendencies in the name of a mixed up anti-government philosophy based on a…
Public Opinion Analysis – By Glynn Wilson – Is the glass half full or half empty? It’s unclear whether we should report this as good news, meaning we are making progress informing the American public to pay attention to climate change news, or bad news showing that half of Americans are ignorant boobs. According to…
Public Opinion Analysis – By Glynn Wilson – The story is so far so good for President Joe Biden in his first 100 days in office as a clear majority of Americans support the job he is doing. Public opinion survey research shows his job approval rating at 57 percent positive, according to the latest…
Water Pollution Remains the Top Environmental Concern in the U.S. – Public Opinion Analysis – By Glynn Wilson – The American public is not worried enough about the state of the natural environment to save themselves or the world. That’s not the headline on the latest Gallup poll reporting concern for environmental issues in the…
The Big Picture -Â By Glynn Wilson -Â As the capitalist Easter Bunny works overtime to deliver massive amounts of sugary chocolate to stores across America in time for the weekend to celebrate the fertility of spring and the alleged death and resurrection of a prophet named Jesus, pollsters and pundits are wringing their hands…
Staff Report – As the Senate prepares to debate President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, new public opinion polling shows strong bipartisan support for the legislation is holding up against an uptick in Republican attacks on its size, scope and price tag. In the new survey, conducted Feb. 26 to March 1, 77…
By Glynn Wilson – The American public is gradually turning against the big California technology companies and is coming around to the view that more government regulation of big tech and the internet is warranted, according to the latest Gallup poll on the subject. A large majority of 57 percent of Americans now say the…
By Glynn Wilson – A solid majority of 58 percent of American voters say former president Donald Trump should be banned from seeking public office ever again, according to the latest Morning Consult poll. And 54 percent say he should be convicted in the U.S. Senate on the House’s charge that he incited an insurrection.…
