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Celerity

(54,666 posts) Mon Apr 20, 2026, 06:38 AM 18 hrs ago

The issues that matter the most to Americans atm, per a large (32,433 US adults) NBC News poll (updated w/ link & data)

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https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28059029-nbc-news-decision-desk-poll-march-2026-topline/

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The issues that matter the most to Americans atm, per a large (32,433 US adults) NBC News poll (updated w/ link & data) (Original Post) Celerity 18 hrs ago OP

Healthcare and immigration both at 12? People are nuts. dem4decades 18 hrs ago #1

I think immigration in this case means being able to immigrate out of US. boston bean 17 hrs ago #3

A breakdown by age group would make for more informative stats IMO. NoMoreRepugs 18 hrs ago #2

I added a link to the poll and some more stats, but the poll info link does not have the cross-tabs data, unfortunately Celerity 17 hrs ago #5

Appreciate the effort. NoMoreRepugs 16 hrs ago #7

thanks Celerity 15 hrs ago #11

Of course. OldBaldy1701E 17 hrs ago #4

Is this legitimate? Q9 75% support voter ID? infullview 17 hrs ago #6

The link works and the poll is legit. nt Celerity 9 hrs ago #16

They (the right wing) have been hammering voter ID for years. Decades even. Regardless of shithead's rating. progressoid 9 hrs ago #18

Q8 Personal Financial Situation 19% better rpannier 15 hrs ago #8

They don't even list the #1 issue that the US is concerned with: wiggs 15 hrs ago #9

As James Carville said many moons ago... mitch96 15 hrs ago #10

Yep. And here's a story to go along with that ck4829 12 hrs ago #12

Human rights for everyone. twodogsbarking 11 hrs ago #13

Really?? Proof of citizenship?? Do they know what that entails??? LeftInTX 11 hrs ago #14

Nice that the public doesn't care that deregulation could poison them. bucolic_frolic 9 hrs ago #15

I agree that far too many members of the American public are dumb (I would say truly stupid AF), often wilfully so. Celerity 9 hrs ago #17

Yeah maybe we should try fixing our own country before bombing the shit out of others? Initech 8 hrs ago #19

Some of the questions they didn't ask LearnedHand 14 min ago #20

dem4decades

(14,177 posts)

1. Healthcare and immigration both at 12? People are nuts.

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 06:41 AM

18 hrs ago

boston bean

(36,944 posts)

3. I think immigration in this case means being able to immigrate out of US.

Reply to dem4decades (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 07:53 AM

17 hrs ago

NoMoreRepugs

(12,161 posts)

2. A breakdown by age group would make for more informative stats IMO.

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 07:25 AM

18 hrs ago

Celerity

(54,666 posts)

5. I added a link to the poll and some more stats, but the poll info link does not have the cross-tabs data, unfortunately

Reply to NoMoreRepugs (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 08:12 AM

17 hrs ago

NoMoreRepugs

(12,161 posts)

7. Appreciate the effort.

Reply to Celerity (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 08:35 AM

16 hrs ago

Celerity

(54,666 posts)

11. thanks

Reply to NoMoreRepugs (Reply #7)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 10:20 AM

15 hrs ago

OldBaldy1701E

(11,299 posts)

4. Of course.

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 08:06 AM

17 hrs ago

Because nothing is more important than money.

People are starving in the streets. People are dying of easily preventable things.

But, we need to worry about where the money is and why I don't have as much as X does.

infullview

(1,134 posts)

6. Is this legitimate? Q9 75% support voter ID?

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 08:22 AM

17 hrs ago

Link doesn’t work. Poll looks bogus considering shitheads 63% disapproval rating.

Celerity

(54,666 posts)

16. The link works and the poll is legit. nt

Reply to infullview (Reply #6)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 03:36 PM

9 hrs ago

progressoid

(53,263 posts)

18. They (the right wing) have been hammering voter ID for years. Decades even. Regardless of shithead's rating.

Reply to infullview (Reply #6)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 03:44 PM

9 hrs ago

The poll's sample size and methodology seem legit.

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28059029-nbc-news-decision-desk-poll-march-2026-topline/

rpannier

(24,940 posts)

8. Q8 Personal Financial Situation 19% better

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 09:35 AM

15 hrs ago

They polling in Bozos... Bezos and Cuckerber... Zuckerbegg's neighborhoods?

wiggs

(8,837 posts)

9. They don't even list the #1 issue that the US is concerned with:

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 09:49 AM

15 hrs ago

'Do you agree or disagree that the current president is unstable, incompetent, and diminished?'

No joke. More people are appropriately questioning the character and capabilities of this guy at the helm. It is leaking into some media outlets. Outlets and political figures overseas are openly calling it what it is. It is a catastrophic situation that is causing damage in ALL policy areas here and abroad...yet by exclusion our polls keep the focus on individual policy discussions and debates when I'm sure when TSFs mug is blathering on TV a majority of people, consciously or subconsciously asking...WTH?

mitch96

(15,845 posts)

10. As James Carville said many moons ago...

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 10:11 AM

15 hrs ago

ck4829

(37,962 posts)

12. Yep. And here's a story to go along with that

Reply to mitch96 (Reply #10)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 01:13 PM

12 hrs ago

Trump doesn't know what a corner store is - sounds like a kitchen table topic to me for sure.

twodogsbarking

(19,006 posts)

13. Human rights for everyone.

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 01:48 PM

11 hrs ago

That is now shit.

LeftInTX

(34,557 posts)

14. Really?? Proof of citizenship?? Do they know what that entails???

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 01:54 PM

11 hrs ago

bucolic_frolic

(55,437 posts)

15. Nice that the public doesn't care that deregulation could poison them.

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 03:33 PM

9 hrs ago

I mean, the public is that dumb.

Celerity

(54,666 posts)

17. I agree that far too many members of the American public are dumb (I would say truly stupid AF), often wilfully so.

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #15)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 03:39 PM

9 hrs ago

Initech

(108,958 posts)

19. Yeah maybe we should try fixing our own country before bombing the shit out of others?

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 04:54 PM

8 hrs ago

LearnedHand

(5,534 posts)

20. Some of the questions they didn't ask

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2026, 01:13 AM

14 min ago

What a monumentally stupid poll. This is EXACTLY what people mean when they talk about not letting republicans frame the issues. This poll asks only about things from the Republican framework. Following are some questions that could address COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ISSUES.

(In no particular order)

1. How would you like to see the American healthcare system organized?

2. In your estimation, which citizen groups are the three branches working hard for?

3. Should women have equal rights with men?

4. Should minority populations have equal rights?

5. What stance should the US take about members of Congress having the ability to actively invest in the stock market while they are seated in Congress?

6. What is your opinion of the proper place of government with respect to intimacy between consenting adults?

7. Should the US government actively promote Christian religion?

8. Should the US invest public money in and work toward an alternative-energy future?

9. Should the US protect and expand its public lands?

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