Majority Say System Of Checks & Balances Not Working Well, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Congressional Job Approval: Democrats Hit All-Time Low, Republicans Hit Record High by Quinnipiac University / Poll (Published Feb 19, 2022)
https://poll.qu.edu/poll-release?releaseid=3919
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The topics covered and the opening paragraph are:
** Important introductory highlights
"Less than 4 in 10 voters think the system of checks and balances between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the federal government is working well, while more than half of voters think it is not working well, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University national poll of registered voters released today."
** Musk
"Fifty-five percent of voters think Elon Musk has too much power in making decisions affecting the United States, 36 percent think he has about the right amount of power, and 3 percent think he has too little power."
** President Trump
"Forty-five percent of voters approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president, while 49 percent disapprove. In Quinnipiac University's January 29 poll, 46 percent of voters approved, while 43 percent disapproved."
** Congress
"Twenty-one percent of voters approve of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job, which is an all-time low, while 68 percent of voters disapprove and 11 percent did not offer an opinion. The Quinnipiac University Poll first asked this question of registered voters in March 2009."
** Gaza
"Two weeks after President Trump introduced a plan for the United States to take control of Gaza, 22 percent of voters support the proposal, while 62 percent oppose it."
** Vladimir Putin
"An overwhelming majority of voters (81 percent) think the United States should not trust Russian President Vladimir Putin, while 9 percent think the United States should trust him."
** Economy
"Nearly two-thirds of voters (64 percent) think inflation in the United States is a very serious problem, 29 percent think it is a somewhat serious problem, 5 percent think it is a not so serious problem, and 1 percent think it is not a problem at all."
** Satisfaction
"Forty percent of voters say they are either very satisfied (17 percent) or somewhat satisfied (23 percent) with the way things are going in the nation today, while 58 percent of voters say they are either somewhat dissatisfied (16 percent) or very dissatisfied (42 percent). This is the highest level of satisfaction (40 percent) since September 2019 in a Quinnipiac University poll."
** Gender and Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
"Fifty-seven percent of voters support President Trump's executive order recognizing only two sexes, male and female, in the United States, while 38 percent oppose it.
Republicans (96 - 4 percent) and independents (59 - 35 percent) support the order, while Democrats (77 - 14 percent) oppose the order."
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