Public says dysfunctional government is nation’s top problem
A Gallup poll finds 33% of Americans cite dissatisfaction with government and elected representatives as the nation’s top issue.
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A Gallup poll finds 33% of Americans cite dissatisfaction with government and elected representatives as the nation’s top issue.
The share of voters who say they don’t want to see their own representative re-elected is high as it’s been in two decades.
More than a year ahead of the 2014 congressional elections, Democrats have a six-point edge when it comes to which party voters would support in their districts.
Support for the new health care law took a beating in November – particularly among Democrats – during a period when many Americans paid close attention to the heavy news coverage of its problem-plagued rollout, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking poll released today
Almost half of Americans say Congress is gridlocked because of the wide partisan gap; more than a third say it’s because of a few members who won’t compromise.
Just 18% of Republicans believe their leaders are paying too much attention to the Tea Party.
The share of Republicans who say government regulation of financial institutions has gone too far is 38 percentage points higher than Democrats.
About four-in-ten Republican voters say they agree with the Tea Party movement, down from its height in 2010.
While a record 11.2 million Latinos voted in the 2012 presidential election, an even greater number – 12.1 million—eligible voters did not do so.
George W. Bush’s library is being dedicated today; 37% viewed him favorably at the end of his presidency, far lower than his first term ratings
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