government and politics / http://backend.userland.com/rss ºÚÁÏÍø WebTeam A slim majority of U.S. adults approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his presidential transition, but more rate his Cabinet picks negatively than positively. /poll/654698/trump-transition-ratings-better-second-time-around.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/654698/trump-transition-ratings-better-second-time-around.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:00:00 GMT Americans generally support the concept of making the government more efficient and more limited in scope. /opinion/polling-matters/653657/public-support-making-government-efficient.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/653657/public-support-making-government-efficient.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 22 Nov 2024 18:00:00 GMT More Americans are concerned that Donald Trump is too closely aligned with people holding radical political views than are concerned Kamala Harris is. /poll/652694/concern-trump-harris-aligning-radicals.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/652694/concern-trump-harris-aligning-radicals.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 25 Oct 2024 08:30:00 GMT Eight in 10 Americans, a new high, perceive the U.S. as being greatly divided on the most important values. /poll/650828/americans-agree-nation-divided-key-values.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/650828/americans-agree-nation-divided-key-values.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 23 Sep 2024 09:00:00 GMT Americans' rating of the Secret Service has dropped precipitously to a new low, particularly among Republicans. /poll/651014/secret-service-job-rating-tumbles-points-new-low.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/651014/secret-service-job-rating-tumbles-points-new-low.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 23 Sep 2024 08:30:00 GMT A sharp rise over the past decade in young women who describe their political views as liberal, particularly relative to young men, is reflected most prominently in their attitudes on the environment and abortion. /poll/649826/exploring-young-women-leftward-expansion.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/649826/exploring-young-women-leftward-expansion.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 12 Sep 2024 08:00:00 GMT Americans have become significantly more likely to identify as liberal in their views on social issues over the past 25 years. Liberal views on economic issues, too, have increased, but still lean conservative. /poll/645776/increase-liberal-views-brings-ideological-parity-social-issues.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/645776/increase-liberal-views-brings-ideological-parity-social-issues.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 10 Jun 2024 08:30:00 GMT ºÚÁÏÍø's Economic Confidence Index registered -34 in May, reflecting further deterioration in how Americans assess the economy's current state as well as its trajectory. /poll/645515/economic-confidence-dips-second-month-row.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/645515/economic-confidence-dips-second-month-row.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 31 May 2024 08:00:00 GMT Roughly equal percentages of Americans say only Trump, only Biden or neither would make a good president. Independents are skeptical of both. /poll/642911/say-neither-biden-nor-trump-good-president.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/642911/say-neither-biden-nor-trump-good-president.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 03 Apr 2024 08:00:00 GMT ºÚÁÏÍø's party ID trends since 1999 show Democrats' advantages among Black and Hispanic adults shrinking to new lows, while men -- already in the Republicans' camp -- have moved even further in that direction. /poll/609776/democrats-lose-ground-black-hispanic-adults.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/609776/democrats-lose-ground-black-hispanic-adults.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 07 Feb 2024 09:00:00 GMT