Friday, March 13, 2026
Voters Across The Political Spectrum Have A Low Opinion Of The Supreme Court
The chart above is from the NBC News Poll -- done between February 27th and March 3rd of a nationwide sample of 1,000 registered voters, with a 3.1 point margin of error.
Trump Is Still Getting Very Poor Numbers For His Handling Of The Economy
The chart above reflects the results of the NPR / PBS News / Marist Poll -- done between March 2nd and 4th of a nationwide sample of 1,591 adults (including 1,392 registered voters). The margin of error is 2.8 points for adults and 3.0 points for registered voters.
Most Americans Agree On Several Big Issues
The following is from Axios.com:
Watch the White House, Congress and most political campaigns, and it seems clear we're too polarized and too tribal to find common cause.
Well, that's a lie.
Algorithms and screens hide a more normal and agreeable American public. This actually extends to many hot political debates: Most people agree on most big topics most of the time.
This notional Bill of Rights synthesizes majority views from polling of U.S. adults:
1. Government should have no say in what we say, how we pray, how we protest and whom we love, provided we act legally.
79% of Americans say the government has gone too far in restricting the right to free speech. Strikingly, this view is held by 88% of Democrats and 86% of independents, showing it's not just a right-wing grievance. (NPR/PBS News/Marist Poll, October)
A landmark poll of 20,338 adults by the Kettering Foundation/Gallup Democracy for All Project, published in November, found 84% believe America's racial, religious and cultural diversity is a strength.
2. Government should keep the border tight, and settle the status of those who've been here for years.
A record-high 79% of U.S. adults consider immigration good for the country. (Gallup, June)
Two-thirds of registered voters say local officials should cooperate with federal immigration authorities on deporting illegal immigrants who have committed crimes. (Harvard CAPS/Harris, January)
But support for legal immigration hit an all-time high in the 23 years the Chicago Council on Global Affairs has asked the question (49%). And two-thirds of U.S. adults in the poll, out in October, support a path to citizenship for undocumented workers currently contributing to the economy.
3. Government should do its basic job of protecting the nation ... and then do less.
Just 17% of Americans now say they trust the government in Washington to do what is right "just about always" (2%) or "most of the time" (15%), Pew Research Center said in December.
Flash back seven decades: In 1958, when the National Election Study first asked the question, 73% of Americans trusted the federal government to do the right thing — 56 points higher than now.
4. Government should stop spending money we don't have, on things we cannot afford.
90% of registered voters are concerned that the national debt's effect on inflation is increasing the cost of living, according to a poll out two weeks ago from the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, which is dedicated to increasing awareness of fiscal threats.
5. Government should stop pretending our education system isn't a national embarrassment.
U.S. public satisfaction with K-12 education hit a record low last year in the 26 years Gallup has been polling on the question.
6. Government should allow guns but impose sensible restrictions.
72% of Americans support requiring a person to obtain a license from a local law enforcement agency before buying a gun, according to polling last year by the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions. One-third of respondents were gun owners.
7. Government should start caring about American workers as much as it cares about the rich and powerful.
37% of Americans say "big business" is a bigger threat to the country's future than labor or government, tying the high in Gallup's trend.
80% of Americans see wealth inequality as a big problem. (Economist/YouGov Poll, January)
8. Government should stop micromanaging business.
51% of small businesses say navigating federal regulations is hurting their growth, with 69% reporting they pay more per employee to comply than their large competitors, the MetLife/U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index found.
Gallup found last year that 62% of Americans say the federal government has too much power. 51% think government "is trying to do too many things that should be left to individuals and businesses."
9. Government should take its duty seriously to remind citizens that they live in a great nation.
While trust in D.C. crumbles, 59% of Americans trust their state government and 65% trust their local government. (Gallup, November)
10. Government should prohibit elected officials from profiting from their power.
The Harvard CAPS/Harris poll surveyed 11 policies President Trump discussed in last month's State of the Union address. The most popular was a stock-trading limitation for members of Congress, with 72% support.
Bonus Amendment 11: Government should smartly regulate AI and quickly prep the American workforce.
A Vanderbilt Unity Poll released last week found 61% of Republicans and 56% of Democrats nationwide favor regulating AI, with agreement across all age ranges.
Across parties, majorities say the government should regulate AI to ensure economic stability (61%) and public safety (68%), a Reuters/Ipsos poll found last year.
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Most In U.S. Want Government To Reduce The Wealth Gap
The chart above reflects the results of the Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between March 6th and 9th of a nationwide sample of 1,563 adults (including 1,405 registered voters). The margin of error is 3.4 points for adults and 3.2 points for registered voters.
Public Opposes Trump On Iran (And Wants Iranians To Choose Their Leaders - Not Trump)
The charts above reflect the results of the Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between March 6th and 9th of a nationwide sample of 1,563 adults (including 1,405 registered voters). The margin of error is 3.4 points for adults and 3.2 points for registered voters.
The Most Tragic Failure Is That The U.S. Is Being Led By A Rogue President
From Robert Reich:
As we reach the 12th day of the war in Iran — with death and destruction rippling throughout the Middle East — it’s important to bear in mind where the real failure of this lies.
So far, at least 2,000 people have been killed, including 175 Iranian schoolchildren, and seven American service members. At least 140 U.S. service members have been wounded, several critically. The final tallies on both sides will almost certainly be far higher.
Soaring oil and gas prices in the U.S. are inevitably hitting the poor and working class much harder than the affluent.
We’re spending huge resources on this war — so far, roughly $1 billion per day, or $41,666,667 per hour, $11,574 per second.
These are resources that could be better spent improving the lives of the American people.
Americans need health care. Affordable housing. Child care and elder care. Better schools. We want our basic needs met. But the government has said we “can’t afford” these things.
Yet supposedly we can afford nearly $1 trillion for the Pentagon. Trump now says the Pentagon needs $500 billion more.
The tragic failure at the center of this devastation is not that most Americans have succumbed to war fever. To the contrary, poll after poll shows that most Americans do not support this war.
In fact, this is the first war America has entered in modern times without a majority in support.
The real failure is that the richest and most powerful nation in the world — the nation that has led the world since World War II and that established the postwar international order emphasizing multilateralism, democracy, human rights, and the rule of law — is now being led by a rogue president who rejects all these values.
One man has decided for himself to make this war. One lone person has initiated this mayhem without gaining Congress’s approval, without getting the approval of allies, without even articulating a clear reason for it.
The lone person who sits in the Oval Office has no endgame for this war, hasn’t given a consistent answer for what “victory” will require, and doesn’t appear to know what he’s doing.
One single individual is now wreaking havoc — lives lost, energy prices soaring, our treasury being emptied, our own needs overlooked, and potential future terrorism unleashed on this and other lands for years to come.
This war marks an overwhelming failure of American democracy. It is ultimately our failure.
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