Public Supports Reforming How Members of Congress are Elected
Redistricting By Citizens, Rank-Choice Voting, Multi-Member Districts Majorities of voters support a number of bold reforms to change how members of Congress are elected, including having congressional districts drawn by independent citizen commissions, and adopting ranked choice voting and multi-member districts, according to a new, in-depth survey from the UniversityContinue Reading
Survey: Six in Ten Oppose Spending $25 Billion for Wall, But Half Favor Some New Spending
Overwhelming Bipartisan Majority Favors Path to Citizenship for Dreamers Majorities Oppose Eliminating Family and Lottery Based Immigration Programs, But 6 in 10 Favor Cutting Them Back Washington DC: As Congress gears up to make another run at addressing immigration, a new in-depth survey of registered voters presented the major proposalsContinue Reading
Overwhelming Bipartisan Majorities Favor Greater Restrictions on Lobbying By Former Government Officials
Majorities Also Favor Ending Support for Former Presidents Overwhelming bipartisan majorities support proposed legislation that calls for extending the period that former government officials must wait before they can lobby the government and prohibiting former executive branch officials from ever lobbying on behalf of foreign governments. Similarly large majorities favorContinue Reading
Overwhelming Bipartisan Majority Opposes Repealing Net Neutrality
Overwhelming bipartisan majorities oppose the plan that the Federal Communications Commission will consider this Thursday, December 14, to repeal the regulations requiring net neutrality. Respondents were given a short briefing and asked to evaluate arguments for and against the proposal before making their final recommendation. The survey content was reviewedContinue Reading
Large Scale Study Finds Majorities in Very Red Districts Oppose Key Provisions in Tax Reform Bill
An in-depth survey on tax reform finds that majorities in very red districts, as well as very blue districts, oppose key provisions in the Republican tax reform bills including reducing taxes on the wealthy, reducing the corporate tax, eliminating or limiting state and local tax deductions, and eliminating the taxContinue Reading