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Poll: Americans Not Equipped to Make Good Political Decisions0
- Culture
- November 24, 2015
Recently, the Pew Research Center released a study on how Americans view the government. Not surprisingly, public trust of government is at an all-time low of only 19%. But there’s also low confidence in the American people. The survey shows that since 2007 trust in the public’s wisdom and ability to make political decisions has
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Poll: Americans Are Highly Critical of the State of Public Discourse0
- Culture
- June 19, 2019
You’re not imagining things if you think political debate has grown worse in the last several years. According to a new poll from Pew Research, a whopping 85 percent of Americans believe it has grown more negative. The breakdown of this overall view provides some interesting specifics. Eighty-five percent of Americans believe political debate has
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Poll: 71% of Americans Say Political Correctness Has Silenced Discussions Society Needs to Have, 58% Have Political Views They’re Afraid to Share0
- November 1, 2017
The Cato 2017 Free Speech and Tolerance Survey, a new national poll of 2,300 U.S. adults, finds that 71% Americans believe that political correctness has silenced important discussions our society needs to have. The consequences are personal—58% of Americans believe the political climate prevents them from sharing their own political beliefs. Democrats are unique, however,
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Poll: 61% Oppose Firing NFL Players Who Refuse to Stand for National Anthem, but 65% of Republicans Say Players Should be Fired0
- Culture
- September 25, 2017
Today we’re releasing one question from the forthcoming national Cato 2017 Free Speech and Tolerance Survey of 2,300 Americans conducted by the Cato Institute in collaboration with YouGov. The national survey finds that a solid majority, 61%, of Americans oppose firing NFL (National Football League) players who refuse to stand for the national anthem before
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Poll Shows Support for ‘Temporary Ban’ on Immigration0
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- June 22, 2016
A Morning Consult poll released Wednesday shows that a majority of Americans support a temporary ban on immigration from many countries in the Middle East. Via Morning Consult: Following the Orlando shooting, [presidential hopeful Donald] Trump reiterated his call for a temporary ban on Muslims traveling to the U.S. Overall, Americans are largely split on
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Poll Shows American Values Changed Drastically During Pandemic1
What happened during the pandemic? According to a new poll, it looks like there was a seismic change in America’s values during the past few years. In August 2019, mere months before the COVID-19 pandemic would shatter normal life in America, 89% of Americans thought hard work was very important, according to a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.
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