Opinion Today
February 7, 2022
Low Satisfaction With U.S. Gov't Regulation of Businesses
Megan Brenan, Gallup
At the end of President Joe Biden's first year in office, Americans' satisfaction with the government's regulation of businesses and industries has fallen eight percentage points to 28%, the lowest point since 2016 when Gallup first began tracking this measure annually. After rising 15 points last year, Americans' dissatisfaction with the size and influence of major corporations is statistically unchanged at 74% but is by one percentage point the highest reading dating back to 2001.
How would the American public respond to a Russian invasion of Ukraine?
Jordan Tama (American U.) & Dina Smeltz (Chicago Council), War On The Rocks
President Biden has said that Russia would experience “enormous consequences” if it invaded Ukraine, but that he has “no intention” of moving military forces into the country. Opinion polls suggest this might be more or less what the American people want.
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