Republicans divided on impact of shutdown, willingness to compromise
The share of Tea Party Republicans who say the economic effect of a government shutdown will be major is 21 points lower than others in the GOP.
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The share of Tea Party Republicans who say the economic effect of a government shutdown will be major is 21 points lower than others in the GOP.
People who are relatively knowledgeable about the immigration bill favor the legislation by 50% to 33%.
Americans are divided over whether mass shootings reflect broader societal problems or not – 47% say they do, 44% say they are isolated acts.
In 2003, 56% of Americans said same-sex marriage undermined the traditional family, but that number has dropped 10 points since then.
More than half of Americans say the priority for addressing U.S. energy needs should be put on developing alternatives to production of oil, coal and natural gas.
Only three of 12 proposals for reducing the deficit garnered majority support in an early December survey.
The number of Americans sympathizing with Israel is five times greater than those siding with the Palestinians.
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