snapshot / http://backend.userland.com/rss °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÖ· WebTeam U.S. congressional approval is holding steady at 21% in November, with 35% of Republicans and 9% of Democrats approving of the job Congress is doing. /poll/244736/congressional-approval-stable.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/244736/congressional-approval-stable.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 13 Nov 2018 18:00:00 GMT More than half, 57%, of Americans say a third major political party is needed, continuing a trend of majority support over the last five years. /poll/244094/majority-say-third-party-needed.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/244094/majority-say-third-party-needed.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 26 Oct 2018 08:00:00 GMT Forty percent of Americans support a ban on semi-automatic guns in the U.S., but a majority (57%) oppose it. /poll/243860/snapshot-majority-oppose-ban-assault-rifles.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/243860/snapshot-majority-oppose-ban-assault-rifles.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 19 Oct 2018 08:00:00 GMT Less than a month before the midterm elections, 38% of Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S. Government remains the perceived most important problem facing the nation. /poll/243776/snapshot-americans-satisfied.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/243776/snapshot-americans-satisfied.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 16 Oct 2018 08:00:00 GMT Congressional job approval stands at 21% in October, largely unchanged after the Brett Kavanaugh hearings but improved from lows earlier this year. /poll/243734/snapshot-congress-approval-low-heading-midterms.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/243734/snapshot-congress-approval-low-heading-midterms.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 15 Oct 2018 08:00:00 GMT Americans remain as likely to view Vice President Mike Pence favorably (43%) as unfavorably (42%), while about one in six (16%) have no opinion of him. /poll/243725/opinion-pence-remains-divided.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/243725/opinion-pence-remains-divided.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 12 Oct 2018 18:00:00 GMT Thirty-eight percent of Americans are satisfied with the way the U.S. is being governed, a 10-point increase since 2017 that is exclusively attributable to higher positivity among Republicans. /poll/243548/snapshot-gop-drives-satisfaction-governance.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/243548/snapshot-gop-drives-satisfaction-governance.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 08 Oct 2018 08:00:00 GMT Americans' views of Congress changed little in September, with 19% saying they approve of the legislative body, compared with 17% last month. /poll/242366/snapshot-congressional-approval-september.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/242366/snapshot-congressional-approval-september.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 20 Sep 2018 08:00:00 GMT Americans express mixed feelings on Mike Pompeo in his first reading since becoming U.S. secretary of state, with 35% viewing him favorably, 38% unfavorably and 27% with no opinion. /poll/241844/snapshot-pompeo-draws-mixed-opinions-americans.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/241844/snapshot-pompeo-draws-mixed-opinions-americans.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 30 Aug 2018 19:30:00 GMT Americans remain unhappy with Congress, with 17% approving of the job the legislature is doing, unchanged from July. /poll/240896/congressional-approval-steady-low-august.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/240896/congressional-approval-steady-low-august.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 14 Aug 2018 17:30:00 GMT