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    Keystone XL Pipeline Divides Democrats

    Survey Report As the Obama administration deliberates over whether to allow the Keystone XL pipeline to be built, the proposed pipeline continues to draw broad support from the public. Currently, 61% favor building the pipeline while 27% are opposed. These views have changed little over the past year. As previous surveys on the pipeline proposal […]

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    Resurgent public optimism on the economy? Don’t hold your breath

    One of the biggest political puzzles of 2014 is why the public remains so bearish about the economy, and in turn critical of Barack Obama’s stewardship of it, given clear signs that economic indicators are improving. An analysis by Andrew Kohut.

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    Most Say U.S. Should ‘Not Get Too Involved’ in Ukraine Situation

    Survey Report As Russian troops remain in Ukraine’s Crimea region and Crimea’s Parliament has set up a secession vote, Americans prefer the U.S. to not get too involved in the situation. By a roughly two-to-one margin (56% vs. 29%), the public says it is more important for the U.S. to not get involved in the […]

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    61% of young Republicans favor same-sex marriage

    Today, 61% of Republicans and Republican leaners under 30 favor same-sex marriage while just 35% oppose it. By contrast, just 27% of Republicans ages 50 and older favor allowing gays and lesbians to marry.

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    February 2014 Topline and Survey Methods

    Survey Topline Survey results are based on a national sample of adults, including an oversample of young adults ages 18 to 33. Due to rounding, percentages may not total 100%. Not all questions included in the February 14-23, 2014 survey are presented in this topline. Omitted questions have either been previously released or will be […]

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    Are the Democrats getting too liberal?

    Andrew Kohut writes in the Washington Post that polarization is not a one-way street. While Republicans have become more conservative, Democrats have grown more liberal.

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    Public Divided Over Increased Deportation of Unauthorized Immigrants

    Survey Report Immigration legislation is stalled in the House, but the public continues to broadly support a path to legalization for undocumented immigrants. At the same time, however, Americans are evenly divided over the growing number of undocumented immigrants who have been deported from the U.S. in recent years, with as many viewing this as […]