New POLITICO/Morning Consult poll on guns – updated with more polls

There is no good reason for members of the public to have assault weapons yet Republicans will prevent them from being banned.

Poll finds 2/3 of Americans support banning assault weapons including a 56% majority of households with a gun in it. Pew found very similar results last year. https://t.co/eqNjLJgqG7
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) May 26, 2022

@politico poll didn’t break out gun owners by party but Pew found majorities of even Republican gun owners backed ban on assault weapons & high capacity magazines & supported universal background checks. GOP gun owners were only group opposed-but filibuster gives them a veto https://t.co/UaDDf6wh16
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) May 26, 2022

The overwhelming majority of Americans support some restrictions on firearms, polls show, but Republican lawmakers fear they would pay a steep political price for embracing them, our correspondent Carl Hulse writes. https://t.co/qfC3tAgUV5
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 26, 2022

“Significant majorities of Americans support background checks (81 percent), an assault-weapons ban (63 percent) & a ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines (64 percent).”@RonBrownstein: Majority rule is blocked by the anti-majoritarian Senate, the filibuster & the GOP. https://t.co/nxfMXHBGf3
— EJ Dionne (@EJDionne) May 26, 2022

Politico-Morning Consult poll:

Requiring background checks on all gun sales: 88% strongly or somewhat support

Creating a national database with info about each gun sale: 75% support

Banning assault-style weapons: 67% support
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 27, 2022

A recent CBS News poll found 54% of Americans want laws covering the sale of guns made more strict. Thirty percent said gun laws should be kept as they are, and 16% want them to be less strict. https://t.co/YSddt0cBFS
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 25, 2022

An overwhelming majority of Americans, 88%, questioned in a poll conducted one day after the mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas supports background checks on all gun sales. https://t.co/7EZi9aJWtO
— Gary Dunavant (@Garybham) May 27, 2022

The number of Americans who think the U.S. should “make gun laws more strict” (47%) is three times higher than the number who think the U.S. should “make gun laws less strict” (14%), according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll. https://t.co/kFNfEEdom7
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) May 25, 2022

Republicans are making gun laws less strict

People who want stricter gun laws dramatically outnumber people who want laxer rules, which generates the anti-gun sentiment we see in the discourse.

But 41% of the public are happy with the status quo. pic.twitter.com/2PlvgoPOo5
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) May 29, 2022

What the numbers show on Americans' opinions of gun control measures: https://t.co/VrKKE2Lg12 pic.twitter.com/1LOSYJw4nT
— ABC News (@ABC) May 27, 2022

Almost nothing polls this well. pic.twitter.com/kFlrpuFXn4
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) May 29, 2022

Pew Research thread on polls on guns

Amid several horrific recent mass shootings, many are looking for information on public attitudes about guns and gun policy. Here is a short thread of our past research on this topic:
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) May 26, 2022

In 2021 Pew polling, over 3/5 of adults, including majorities of Republicans who don’t own guns, support bans on both assault weapons & high capacity magazines. Only group w/majority opposition is GOP gun owners. More here https://t.co/57zOZnepgk https://t.co/rWmUgijD6E
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) May 25, 2022

Polls on the Supreme Court

I have had a low opinion of the Supreme Court since they gave the 2000 election to Bush.

Morning Consult: only 46% of Americans have at least some trust in the Supreme Court, a record low since survey began.https://t.co/qMZKeJ370G
— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) June 9, 2022

A majority of Americans — 54% — now say they disapprove of the job the Supreme Court is doing following the leak of the draft opinion showing the justices are poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to a new poll https://t.co/ycGCFGbKeD
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) May 25, 2022

Do you approve or disapprove of the way the United States Supreme Court is handling its job?

Approve 40%
Disapprove 52%

(Quinnipiac U. Poll, 5/12-16/22)
trend: https://t.co/wOtlkl3k4C
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) May 22, 2022

By 58% to 17%, Americans now favor TERM LIMITS for Supreme Court Justices. And by 66% to a mere 7%, Americans want to see clear conflict-of-interest rules for Justices. (Attention, Justice Clarence Thomas–not to mention Chief Justice John Roberts). @AGTheodoridis #RoeVWade https://t.co/Riz9TxIUKI
— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) May 13, 2022

New Marist poll:

56% of Americans say they have little or no confidence at all in the Supreme Court.

When this question was previously reported, nearly six in ten Americans reported having a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in the High Courthttps://t.co/Lft0PO0lnE
— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) May 19, 2022

Poll after poll shows Americans' trust in the Supreme Court plummeting following reports the Republican justices plan to overturn Roe v. Wade. pic.twitter.com/Keg0bTbtnu
— Demand Justice (@WeDemandJustice) May 19, 2022

Do you support or oppose limiting the number of years a Supreme Court justice can serve on the Supreme Court?

Support 69%
Oppose 27%

(Quinnipiac U. Poll, 5/12-16/22)https://t.co/wOtlkkLIG2
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) May 22, 2022

The Supreme Court is now the apple of GOP eyes (73% approval) while only 18% of Democrats approve of the way the Court is doing its job. The Court has thus contributed to the polarization in the United States. Independents disapprove too, by 47% to 20%. #RoeVWade @AGTheodiridis https://t.co/pEXTHF9aQx
— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) May 13, 2022

Recent abortion polls – the public supports keeping Roe v. Wade

That won’t stop the Republican Supreme Court from overturning it.

Striking numbers in new WSJ poll. Beige line at very bottom is people who think abortion is acceptable for any reason the woman decides she wants it. That number was 38% in '06, 44% in '16, 49% in '18 and now stands at 57%. https://t.co/nCmvCrIuTJ pic.twitter.com/5fXi2hA1UI
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) June 3, 2022

55% of Americans now identify as pro-choice, the highest percentage since 1995, according to a new Gallup poll.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 4, 2022

Republicans radically out of step with Americans on abortion and gun safety laws. Fascinating to watch this divide widen even further. This is likely contributing to Democratic gains in generic ballot polls, even as Biden numbers remain stuck around 40%. https://t.co/MDzz13BuL4
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) June 2, 2022

In general, do you agree or disagree with the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that established a woman's right to an abortion?

Agree 65%
Disagree 29%

(Quinnipiac U. Poll, 5/12-16/22)
trend: https://t.co/LiHUeoOH26
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) May 22, 2022

How about when the pregnancy was caused by rape or incest? Do you think abortion should be legal in that situation or illegal?

Legal 81%
Illegal 14%

(Quinnipiac U. Poll, 5/12-16/22)
trend: https://t.co/LiHUep6hTE
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) May 22, 2022

Support for abortion rights hits new high as midterm outlook stays mostly unchanged https://t.co/1mW9HVgUNE
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) May 15, 2022

17% of 18-24 year olds turned out in 2014. Democrats got pummeled.

32% of 18-24 year olds turned out in 2018. Democrats won.

If young people turn out, Democrats win. pic.twitter.com/LBNdpKPsLP
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) May 10, 2022

CBS News poll:

Roe v Wade: The Supreme Court should…

Keep as is 64%
Overturn it 36%
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 9, 2022

CNN poll:

SCOTUS should NOT overturn Roe 66%
SCOTUS should overturn Roe 34%

State abortion laws should be:
More permissive 58%
More restrictive 42%

Should there be a national law legalizing abortion:
Yes 59%
No 41%
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 7, 2022

it is incredible how confident they are they'll face no backlash for this. this position polls at like 10-20 percent support https://t.co/VElgy8Mhn3
— ryan cooper (@ryanlcooper) April 8, 2022

40% rate abortion one of most important issues, with a larger percentage of Democrats than Republicans viewing it this way (@mulaw) https://t.co/B67n0DYIEz
— Opinion Today (@OpinionToday) May 27, 2022

one poll but a notable data point pic.twitter.com/ZmWtSOZhvg
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 9, 2022

The Republican racism problem

Amazing how few Republicans want to condemn white nationalism

Source: CBS News/YouGov poll, May 18-20.

Writeup: https://t.co/olbQPtYaB2
Crosstabs: https://t.co/vLbOsw6OVy pic.twitter.com/9HjGitpu05
— Will Saletan (@saletan) May 23, 2022

NBC poll on 2022 – what the public wants in candidates

Tackling inflation and high prices are among the most popular positions and qualities a 2022 candidate can have. Among the least popular: wanting Roe overturned, being endorsed by either Biden or Trump, and believing Trump won in 2020. (NBC News) Details: https://t.co/I3RnmwNHgx pic.twitter.com/Qou8qLtz81
— Opinion Today (@OpinionToday) May 20, 2022

Polls on the Supreme Court show lower approval

Of course, approval will be down now that we know that the three Trump nominees lied during their hearings and the Court will make the very unpopular decision to overturn Roe v. Wade

Do you approve or disapprove of the job the U.S. Supreme Court is doing?

Approve 38%
Disapprove 52%

(Monmouth U. Poll, 5/5-9/22)
trend: https://t.co/XdLFoiTTYW
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) May 11, 2022

Poll shows confidence in Supreme Court has collapsed since Republicans gained a 6-3 supermajority https://t.co/U2jS0yBCSC
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) May 10, 2022

Big change: Americans want term limits for Supreme Court justices by 66% to 21%, and favor expanding the Court by 55% to 36%. (Morning Consult poll for @politico) When I tested public appetite for Court reforms in 2007 (part of "A More Perfect Constitution") resistance was great.
— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) May 4, 2022

More abortion polls

Most people do not agree with the extremist Alito draft position on abortion. Republican politicians haven’t gloated about the draft because they know it’s not popular. They are trying to distract us by focusing on the leak.

NBC News: 60% of Americans say abortion should be either always legal (37%) or legal most of the time (23%) — the highest share believing it should be legal on this question, which dates back to 2003.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 16, 2022

Results from new national NBC News poll:

Abortion should be… (among adults)

Always legal: 37%
Legal most of time: 23%
Illegal, with exceptions: 32%
Illegal without any exceptions: 5%

The combined 60% answering legal is highest percentage on this question dating back to '03
— Mark Murray (@mmurraypolitics) May 15, 2022

Overturning Roe is not very popular pic.twitter.com/jizY0aRJfE
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) May 6, 2022

“According to the new poll, more than half of U.S. adults (54%) say they know someone who has had an abortion, while 27% say they do not, 13% say they’re not sure and 6% prefer not to say.” https://t.co/U2dQ5f1s04
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) May 7, 2022

CNN poll

Keep Roe 66%
Overturn Roe 33%

State abortion law should be
More permissive 58
More restrictive 42

National law legalizing abortion
Support 59
Oppose 41

Congressional ballot test
GOP 49
Dem 42https://t.co/VRXYEu74HK
— Bill Scher (@billscher) May 6, 2022

Another measure of the work ahead for Ds: in the @CNN poll 87% of the minority who want to overturn Roe say they'll vote R for Congress in November. Among the majority who don't want to overturn Roe, Ds rare winning just 62%. Can campaigns change that? #abortion. https://t.co/YNOkDHamem
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) May 6, 2022

New CNN Poll: Most Americans want abortion to remain legal, but the Supreme Court’s draft opinion hasn’t shaken the midterm election landscape https://t.co/KbBbOZ9QBG
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) May 6, 2022

Explains why @GovAbbott has been *very* quiet on the Roe news, @ReneeCrossTX told me today. A lot of independent voters he’s relied on in the past support abortion rights in some form. https://t.co/5PUCV9pkHw
— Zach Despart (@zachdespart) May 5, 2022

Chart: New survey shows deep and widening partisan split over abortion among the public. https://t.co/UDcMEJgDyB pic.twitter.com/ldiewiHoDl
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 6, 2022

The framing here. Do Americans support abortion rights? Overwhelmingly yes. Look at the damn map! pic.twitter.com/OiL2G8Us6V
— Maris Kreizman (@mariskreizman) May 4, 2022

Poll shows Republicans care less about candidates who say or do bad things

Morning Consult/Politico

If a candidate is accused of ___ is it a major problem?

Sexual misconduct:
83% of Dems say yes
77% Ind
66% Republicans

Domestic violence:
81 D
74 I
67 R

Racist remarks:
80 D
59 I
38 R

Homophobic remarks
71 D
50 I
25 R

Antisemitism
71 D
61 I
47 R
— Sam Stein (@samstein) April 27, 2022

Marijuana should be legal – polls support this

Polls support it. Biden doesn’t. I disagree with him on this one. It could even help his polling numbers.

A majority of registered voters in all 50 states now favor making cannabis legal, according to state-level polling data from Civiqs.

Support ranges from a low of 52% in North Dakota to a high of 81% in Vermont and Washington.

More, via @FiveThirtyEight: https://t.co/OXYqC4py5I pic.twitter.com/UsupxKC8xH
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) April 22, 2022

.@JoeBiden opposes marijuana legalization and @MattGaetz supports it, so this does appear generational to an extent. Here’s a data point: every age cohort in this 2021 Pew poll favors legal weed except one: 75 and up. https://t.co/ygk7Oedsq9 pic.twitter.com/fl14IHxW54
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) April 18, 2022