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Gallup: US Party Preference Has Shifted Dramatically to Democrats Since January

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 Jon Ponder

Gallup: “Since January, Americans’ party preferences have shifted dramatically in the Democratic Party’s direction. What had been a two-percentage-point Republican advantage in U.S. party identification and leaning has become an 11-point Democratic advantage, with more of that movement reflecting a loss in Republican identification and leaning (down eight points) than a gain in Democratic identification and leaning (up five points).”

Majority Support Pot Legalization

October 13, 2016 Buck Banks

57%

According to Gallup: “The share of Americans who favor legalizing the use of marijuana continues to increase. Today, 57% of U.S. adults say the use of marijuana should be made legal, while 37% say it should be illegal. A decade ago, opinion on legalizing marijuana was nearly the reverse – just 32% favored legalization, while 60% were opposed.”

Americans Say Government Is Our Top Problem

March 12, 2015 Buck Banks

Americans continue to name the government (18%) as the most important U.S. problem, a distinction it has had for the past four months, according to Gallup. “Americans’ mentions of the economy as the top problem (11%) dropped this month, leaving it tied with jobs (10%) for second place.”

Moving Into Midterms, Congressional Approval at Historic Low

June 16, 2014 Buck Banks

16%

The congressional job approval rate, which “is on pace to be the lowest in a midterm election year since Gallup first measured it in 1974.

Two-Thirds of Americans Dissatisfied with Government

January 22, 2014 Buck Banks

65%

Of Americans are dissatisfied with the nation’s system of government and how well it works, the highest percentage in Gallup‘s trend since 2001.

Nearly One-Quarter of Americans Don’t Like the Way Things are Going in the U.S.

January 14, 2014 Buck Banks

23%

Of Americans say they are satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S. at this time, unchanged from December and within one percentage point of the 24% average for 2013, a new http://www.gallup.com/poll/166823/one-four-americans-satisfied-direction.aspx finds.

More Americans are Self-Identifying as ‘Liberal’

January 10, 2014 Buck Banks

38%

Of Americans identify themselves as conservatives, while 23% identify as liberals, according to Gallup. But the conservative advantage is down to 15 percentage points as liberal identification edged up to its highest level since Gallup began regularly measuring ideology in the current format in 1992.

Most Say Biggest Threat Is Big Government

December 18, 2013 Buck Banks

72%

Of Americans say big government is a greater threat to the U.S. in the future than is big business or big labor, a record high in the nearly 50-year history of this question, according to Gallup.

Fewer Satisfied with Direction of the Nation

March 19, 2013 Buck Banks

21%

Of Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S., down from 27% in February, and the lowest such reading since June 2012, according to Gallup.

Majority Opposes Boehner’s Billionaire Bailout – Wants Bush’s Tax Cuts for the Rich to Expire

September 10, 2010September 10, 2010 Jon Ponder

A new Gallup poll finds that 44 percent of Americans oppose the “billionaire bailout” — meaning they want George Bush’s temporary tax cuts for everyone who makes under $250,000 to be extended, while returning the tax rate on the wealthy to the Clinton-era rate.

Thirty-seven percent favor House Republican Leader John Boehner’s demand that all Bush tax cuts be extended, including the breaks for the super-rich.

Just 15 percent want all the tax cuts to expire, regardless of income level.

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Gallup: US Party Preference Has Shifted Dramatically to Democrats Since January

Majority Support Pot Legalization

57%

Americans Say Government Is Our Top Problem

Americans continue to name the government (18%) as the most important U.S. problem, a distinction it has had for the past four months, according to Gallup. “Americans’ mentions of the economy as the top problem (11%) dropped this month, leaving it tied with jobs (10%) for second place.”

Moving Into Midterms, Congressional Approval at Historic Low

16%

The congressional job approval rate, which “is on pace to be the lowest in a midterm election year since Gallup first measured it in 1974.

Two-Thirds of Americans Dissatisfied with Government

65%

Of Americans are dissatisfied with the nation’s system of government and how well it works, the highest percentage in Gallup‘s trend since 2001.

Nearly One-Quarter of Americans Don’t Like the Way Things are Going in the U.S.

23%

Of Americans say they are satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S. at this time, unchanged from December and within one percentage point of the 24% average for 2013, a new http://www.gallup.com/poll/166823/one-four-americans-satisfied-direction.aspx finds.

More Americans are Self-Identifying as ‘Liberal’

38%

Most Say Biggest Threat Is Big Government

72%

Of Americans say big government is a greater threat to the U.S. in the future than is big business or big labor, a record high in the nearly 50-year history of this question, according to Gallup.

Fewer Satisfied with Direction of the Nation

21%

Of Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S., down from 27% in February, and the lowest such reading since June 2012, according to Gallup.

Majority Opposes Boehner’s Billionaire Bailout – Wants Bush’s Tax Cuts for the Rich to Expire

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

— Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) on the “resign or be fired” ultimatum from the GOP’s Freedom Caucus just 174 days into his tenure as sp[eaker, reported by Punchbowl News.

“Trump’s head slowly dropped, his eyes closed. It jerked back upward. He adjusts himself. Then, his head droops again. He straightens up, leaning back. His head droops for a third time, he shakes his shoulders. Eyes closed still. His head drops. Finally, he pops his eyes open.”

— Law360 reports from the second day of Donald Trump’s “hush money” criminal trial.

— Jonathan Last

“He’s f**king crazy! The press often will ask me if I think Donald Trump is crazy. And I’ll say it this way: I don’t think he’s so crazy that you could put him in a mental institution. But I think if he were in one, he ain’t getting out!”

— New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R), quoted by the Associated Press two years ago. Sununu is now backing Trump for president.

— North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R) described his loving approach to disciplining misbehaving children, WUNC reports.

Numerati

50 of 96

New York Times: “Of the 96 possible jurors brought into the room, more than 50 raised their hands to say they couldn’t be fair. They were immediately excused.”

20%

$3.5 billion

39%

$71 million