US Corporations: 76% of Americans Say Corporations "Have Too Much Power"

Open Markets Institute has underwritten a poll with Public Policy Polling gauging public opinion concerning corporate power in America. According to the poll, 76 percent of Americans stated they were "somewhat" or "very concerned" that corporations have too much power over their families and communities. 71 percent of Americans also claimed they were "very concerned" that big corporations too much power over politicians and 65 percent agreed that the government "should do more to break up corporate monopolies."

Read more at: 76% of Americans Say Corporations "Have Too Much Power" — Open Markets Institute

USA - Poll: Hope for America’s Future Fades

Americans have lost hope in the nation’s future since last year and only a third now believe the country’s best days are ahead.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that only 33% of American Adults now say America’s best days are in the future. That’s a steep decline from last November, when 47% of Likely Voters believed the nation’s best days were still ahead. As recently as April 2019, an absolute majority (54%) of voters saw America’s best days in the future.

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USA: 45% of Republicans Support a Universal Vaccine Mandate: New Poll

45% of Republicans support a universal vaccine mandate, a new poll found. Comparatively, 84% of Democrats support a universal mandate A majority of Americans (64%) also supported such a mandate.

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USA - Poll: Americans More Pessimistic About Economic Future

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 47% of American Adults say the economy will be weaker a year from now, while just 29% say the economy will be stronger. Fifteen percent (15%) expect the economy will be about the same a year from now. That’s a significant decline in economic confidence from March 2017, when 40% expected a stronger economy.

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The Netherlands: Significant support for booster shots in the Netherlands, government awaits advice

A survey carried out by the TV show EenVandaag among 27.000 panellists has found that 64 percent of people in the Netherlands believe it is a good idea to offer a third COVID-19 vaccination to vulnerable members of the population. Only 16 percent of respondents opposed the plan, while the remaining 20 percent were unsure, most of whom were unvaccinated themselves.

Those in favour of the plan felt booster shots were a promising idea if they offered vulnerable people additional protection against the Delta variant. Among this group, 86 percent who are already vaccinated said they would eventually like to receive an additional dose if it offered them extra protection against COVID-19. Interestingly, the survey found that even those in favour of a

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USA - Poll: : 60% of Voters Say America Is More Divided

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 60% of Likely U.S. Voters say the country has become more divided since last year’s election. Only 13% think the country is more united than it was before the election, while 24% believe the level of division is about the same. Those numbers haven’t changed much since January.

Read more at: 60% of Voters Say America Is More Divided - Rasmussen Reports®

USA religion: Rasmussen Poll says 82% of US Voters Say Religious Liberty Important -

A new national telephone and online survey by Rasmussen Reports and Summit.org finds that 82% of Likely U.S. Voters think freedom of religion is important to a healthy American society, including 67% who say it’s Very Important. Only nine percent (9%) disagree, while another 9% say they’re not sure.

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EU: Poll Shows US Image Problem in Europe Persists as Biden Embarks on Trip to Repair Ties- by Benjamin Fearnow

Europeans still hold largely negative opinions of the United States as a world partner and ally in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, just as President Joe Biden makes his first trip outside the country since replacing former President Donald Trump in the White House.

A new survey conducted by the German Marshall Fund and the Bertelsmann Foundation across 11 European countries shows America's reputation abroad remains stifled, particularly by the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic last year. A majority of French and German respondents agreed with March research which found the Trump administration could have avoided nearly 400,000 COVID-19 deaths if it had formed a more effective strategy.

read more at: Poll Shows US Image Problem in Europe Persists as Biden Embarks on Trip to Repair Ties

USA: Most Voters Want to End Protection for Social Media Companies After Trump Facebook Ban says Poll

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 59% of Likely U.S. Voters believe operators of social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter are politically biased in the decisions they make. Twenty-six percent (26%) disagree and believe social media companies edit their content in a fair and balanced way. Fifteen percent (15%) are not sure.

Read more at: Most Voters Want to End Protection for Social Media Companies After Trump Facebook Ban - Rasmussen Reports®

USA - Poll: Most Americans Support Raising Minimum Wage, But Not to $15

Democrats in Congress want to raise the hourly minimum wage to $15, but while most Americans support increasing the minimum – currently $7.25 an hour – they balk at proposals to more than double it.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 48% of American Adults believe raising the hourly minimum wage will help the U.S. economy, up from 42% two years ago. Thirty-three percent (33%) think raising the minimum wage will hurt the economy instead, while 10% say it will have no impact. Nine percent (9%) are undecided

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USA: - Poll : Most Voters Say Biden’s Cabinet Nominees Deserve Up-or-Down Senate Vote

The nomination of Neera Tanden to be President Joe Biden’s director of the Office of Management and Budget appears to be in trouble, but most voters still believe the president’s nominees for office deserve an up or down vote on the Senate floor.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 58% of Likely U.S. Voters say every person the president nominates to serve as a judge or in a government position should receive an up or down vote on the floor of the Senate. Only 21% disagree, while another 21% say they’re not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

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USA -Poll President Trump approval rating : Trump Ends Historically Unpopular Presidency With 34% Approval - by Gregory Korte

President Donald Trump’s approval rating has dropped to 34% in a Gallup poll released Monday, the low point of a presidency that already had the weakest average approval rating of any of his predecessors since the survey began in the 1940s.

The new Gallup numbers, based on a poll that began just before the assault on the Capitol on Jan. 6, show Trump’s approval rating falling 12 percentage points since before the Nov. 3 election.

The drop mirrors other polls that show a significant loss of support in the final two weeks of his presidency, which included not only the riot he egged on but the unprecedented second impeachment. The RealClearPolitics average of polls shows Trump with a 39.8% approval rating, down 4 percentage points since the Capitol attack.

Read more at: Trump Ends Historically Unpopular Presidency With 34% Approval - Bloomberg

US Economy Poll: Americans More Pessimistic About Economic Future

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 41% of American Adults say the U.S. economy will be weaker a year from now. Thirty-seven percent (37%) say the economy will be stronger in a year, and 13% expect it to be about the same.

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Poll: 66% of US Voters Believe Insiders Manipulate Stock Market

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 66% of Likely U.S. Voters believe Wall Street insiders manipulate the stock market to their own advantage. Only 13% of voters disagree, while 22% say they’re not sure.

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Migrant Caravan Poll: By 2-to-1 Margin, US Voters Want Migrant Caravan Stopped at the Border

With another caravan of migrants from Honduras heading north toward the United States, Americans overwhelmingly want the caravan stopped at the U.S. border.

By 2-to-1 Margin, Voters Want Migrant Caravan Stopped at the Border - Rasmussen Reports®

USA - Poll: Only 28% Think U.S. Winning Against Coronavirus

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that only 28% of American Adults say America is winning the war against COVID-19. Fifty-three percent (53%) say the U.S. is not winning against the coronavirus and 19% are not sure.

Read more at: Only 28% Think U.S. Winning Against Coronavirus - Rasmussen Reports®

US Economy Poll: Americans Wary That Stock Market Bubble Will Burst

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 61% of American Adults are at least somewhat concerned that the stock market bubble will burst and push the economy back into recession with 23% who are Very Concerned. Twenty-five percent (25%) don't share that fear, but that includes only seven percent (7%) who are Not at All Concerned.

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USA - Poll: 72% of Republicans See Trump As Model for Party’s Future

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 72% of Likely Republican Voters think their party should be more like Trump than like the average GOP member of Congress. Twenty-four percent (24%) see the average Republican in Congress as a better model.

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US Presidential Elections: British preferJoe Biden: Not a single UK constituency would vote for Donald Trump: Poll

The British public would kick Donald Trump out of the White House in this week’s U.S. presidential election and elect Joe Biden in a landslide instead, according to an exclusive POLITICO poll by Hanbury Strategy.

The survey showed the Democratic candidate would win every single British constituency if voters faced the choice presented to Americans in Tuesday’s U.S. election.

Read more at: Not a single UK constituency would vote for Donald Trump: Poll – POLITICO

Poll: Americans Say Blacks More Racist Than Whites, Hispanics, Asians

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 75% of American Adults think the term “racism” refers to any discrimination by people of one race against another. Just 15% say it refers only to discrimination by white people against minorities. These findings have changed little in surveys for the past several years. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

Eighteen percent (18%) say most white Americans are racist. But 25% believe most black Americans are racist. Fifteen percent (15%) think most Hispanic-Americans are racist, while nearly as many (13%) say the same of most Asian-Americans.

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Americans Say Blacks More Racist Than Whites, Hispanics, Asians - Rasmussen Reports®