Democratic Party’s Image Improves; GOP Ratings Stay Negative
About half (49%) the public now has a favorable opinion of the Democratic Party, up from 43% in January. Impressions of the Republican Party remain negative.
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About half (49%) the public now has a favorable opinion of the Democratic Party, up from 43% in January. Impressions of the Republican Party remain negative.
A 56% majority of the public disapproves of the health care law’s requirement that all individuals have health insurance or face a penalty; 41% approve of the mandate. The Supreme Court begins hearing arguments on the law today.
Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Mexico today for his first visit to a Spanish-speaking country in Latin America. Approximately 8.8% of the world’s Catholics live in Mexico, the second largest Catholic population in the world.
A majority (55%) of people who support Rick Santorum for the GOP presidential nomination say there is too little expression of religious faith and prayer by political leaders; just 24% of Mitt Romney’s backers agree.
Among post-9/11 combat veterans, more than half (52%) say they had emotionally traumatic or distressing experiences during their military service.
Americans are almost evenly divided in their opinion of the 2010 health care law, with 47% in favor of it and 45% against it.
A growing number of Republican and Republican-leaning voters are concerned that the extended GOP primary campaign will be a bad thing for the Republican Party this year. A month ago, 55% of people viewed it as a good thing for the party; now, 47% hold that view.
About a quarter (24%) of young adults ages 18 to 34 have temporarily moved in with their parents in recent years as a result of the lackluster economy.
An estimated 214 million people worldwide reside in a country other than the one where they were born. The U.S. is home to more migrants than any other country — 42.8 million.
About two-thirds (67%) of parents say their children should have to become financially independent by the age of 22, down significantly from the 80% of parents who held that view in 1993.
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