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Public Calls for Energy Transition Away from Oil | May 23, 2008

Public Opinion Snapshot: Americans Want More Help, Better Regulation on Housing | May 16, 2008

Public Opinion Snapshot: A Minority of Americans Now Expect to Live Comfortably in Retirement | May 9, 2008

Public Opinion Snapshot: New Highs for Economic Worries | May 2, 2008

Public Turning Even More Negative on Iraq | April 25, 2008

Public Opinion Snapshot: Fear of Falling | April 18, 2008

Public Opinion Snapshot: What Part of “Get Out of Iraq” Don’t They Understand? | April 11, 2008

Public Opinion Snapshot: Failing to Police Wall Street | April 4, 2008

Public Opinion Snapshot: Fixing Housing Key to Better Economy | March 28, 2008

What the Public Really Wants on Iraq | March 21, 2008

Public Opinion Snapshot: Pain at the Pump | March 21, 2008

Public Opinion Snapshot: The United States Needs a New Image | March 14, 2008

BBC Poll Offers Odd Frame to the Issue of Iran Nukes | March 11, 2008

Public Opinion Snapshot: Time to Help Homeowners | February 29, 2008

Public Opinion Snapshot: Bush Blamed for Economic Ills | February 22, 2008

Public Opinion Snapshot: Cure the Economy? Pull Out of Iraq | February 15, 2008

Public Opinion Snapshot: Surge or No Surge, the Public Has Made Up Its Mind on Iraq | February 8, 2008

Public Opinion Snapshot: Public Delivers Negative Opinion on Bush Presidency | February 1, 2008

Public Opinion Snapshot: A Nation of Unhappy Campers | January 25, 2008

Public Opinion Snapshot: Americans Agree, Time for Action on Health Care | January 18, 2008

What the Public Really Wants on Retirement and Social Security | January 14, 2008

What the Public Really Wants on Retirement and Social Security | January 14, 2008

Public Opinion Snapshot: A New Direction on the Economy | January 11, 2008

Public Opinion Snapshot: Voters Want Change, Especially on Iraq | January 4, 2008

Public Opinion Snapshot: Military Families Are Fed Up | December 21, 2007

Public Opinion Snapshot: U.S. and Global Publics Want a New Deal on Global Warming | December 14, 2007

Public Opinion: Public’s Antiwar Stance on Iran Likely to Strengthen | December 7, 2007

The Public Wants Help Achieving the American Dream | November 30, 2007

Public Opinion Snapshot: U.S. and Global Public Willing to Sacrifice to Address Global Warming | November 16, 2007

Public Opinion Snapshot: Why Playing the Immigration Card Didn’t Work | November 9, 2007

What the Public Really Wants on Budget Priorities | November 7, 2007

Public Opinion Snapshot: Public Still Dissatisfied With Economy | November 2, 2007

Public Opinion Snapshot: Moving Education into the 21st Century | October 26, 2007

Public Opinion Snapshot: California, Drop Dead | October 19, 2007

Public Opinion Snapshot: Which Side Are You On? The Battle of the Budget | October 12, 2007

Public Opinion Snapshot: Your Priorities Are All Wrong | October 5, 2007

Everyone but Bush Supports SCHIP Reauthorization and Expansion | September 28, 2007

Public Opinion Snapshot: The Public Is Unconvinced that the Iraq Surge Is Working | September 14, 2007

Public Opinion Snapshot: Are We Defeating Terrorism? | September 7, 2007

Katrina, Two Years Later | August 31, 2007

Labor Day Special! | August 30, 2007

Public Opinion Snapshot: Americans’ Budget Priorities | July 27, 2007

Health Insurance for Kids? | July 20, 2007

Public Opinion Snapshot: Public Understands the “War on Terror” Isn’t Working | July 13, 2007

Public Wants to Safeguard Civil Liberties | July 5, 2007

Public Opinion Snapshot: The Verdict on the Surge | June 29, 2007

Bush to Public: Drop Dead | June 22, 2007

Public Opinion Snapshot: Public Wants Action on Energy and the Environment | June 14, 2007

Public Wants Action on Global Warming | June 8, 2007

What the Public Really Wants on Abortion Rights | June 6, 2007

Public Opinion Snapshot: Knowing When It’s Time to Go | May 25, 2007

The Public Supports Immigration Reform | May 18, 2007

Public Opinion Snapshot: Americans Understand Red Ink | May 11, 2007

Public Opinion Snapshot: Back in the Days of “Mission Accomplished” | May 4, 2007

Public Opinion Snapshot: Americans Extend Helping Hand to the Poor | April 27, 2007

Public Opinion Snapshot: America and <i>Roe v. Wade</i> | April 20, 2007

What the Public Really Wants on America's Role in the World | April 16, 2007

Public Opinion Snapshot: Tough but Fair on Immigration | April 13, 2007

Global Public Backs Labor and Environmental Standards in Trade Deals | April 6, 2007

Public Opinion Snapshot: Solid Backing for Embryonic Stem Cell Research | March 30, 2007

Public Opinion Snapshot: Universal Health Care Momentum Swells | March 23, 2007

Public Opinion Snapshot: Changing Opinions on Iraq | March 16, 2007

What the Public Really Wants on Energy and the Environment | March 5, 2007

What the Public Really Wants on Globalization and Trade | January 18, 2007

What the Public Really Wants on Jobs and the Economy | October 26, 2006

What the Public Really Wants on Education | September 18, 2006

What the Public Really Wants on Iraq | July 26, 2006

What the Public Really Wants on Immigration | June 28, 2006

The Politics of Definition | April 20, 2006

Public Opinion Watch | April 19, 2006

Public Opinion Watch | April 12, 2006

Public Opinion Watch | April 5, 2006

Public Opinion Watch | March 29, 2006

Public Opinion Watch | March 22, 2006

Public Opinion Watch | March 1, 2006

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Public Opinion Watch | February 1, 2006

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Public Opinion Watch | November 30, 2005

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Public Opinion Watch | November 16, 2005

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Public Opinion Watch | October 26, 2005

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Public Opinion Watch | September 14, 2005

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Public Opinion Watch | August 31, 2005

Public Opinion Watch | August 24, 2005

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Where We Stand on Public Opinion

America is awash in public opinion polls. Few topics are out of bounds and many topics are seemingly polled to death, yet definitive conclusions about the real wants and desires of the American people are hard to find. CAP believes that all of these polls contain critical kernels of information. Obtaining meaningful insights, however, into what Americans want to see happen on key issues, and what beliefs lie behind those choices, requires far more s ophisticated analysis than each poll, on its own, can possibly deliver.