AP-NORC poll: Majority in US back easier voter registration

Christina A. Cassidy and Hannah Fingerhut | the Associated Press April 2, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats’ proposals to overhaul voting in the U.S. won solid — although not overwhelming — support from Americans in a new survey measuring the popularity of major pieces of the sweeping legislation in Congress. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs…

AP-NORC poll: Border woes dent Biden approval on immigration

Will Weissert and Hannah Fingerhut | the Associated Press April 5, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans disapprove than approve of how President Joe Biden is handling the sharply increasing number of unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, and approval of his efforts on larger immigration policy falls short of other top issues — suggesting it…

Poll: 15% of Americans worse off a year into pandemic

Sarah Skidmore Sell | the Associated Press April 13, 2021 While most Americans have weathered the pandemic financially, about 38 million say they are worse off now than before the outbreak began in the U.S. Overall, 55% of Americans say their financial circumstances are about the same now as a year ago, and 30% say…

Study finds people want more than watchdogs for journalists

David Bauder | the Associated Press April 14, 2021 NEW YORK (AP) — A study of the public’s attitude toward the press reveals that distrust goes deeper than partisanship and down to how journalists define their very mission. In short: Americans want more than a watchdog. The study, released Wednesday by the Media Insight Project,…

AP-NORC poll: 1 in 5 in US lost someone close in pandemic

Lauran Neergaard, Hannah Fingerhut and Marion Renault | the Associated Press March 11, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — About 1 in 5 Americans say they lost a relative or close friend to the coronavirus, highlighting the division between heartache and hope as the country itches to get back to normal a year into the pandemic. A…