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Celerity

(54,673 posts) Mon Apr 20, 2026, 06:38 AM Yesterday

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 Yesterday OP

Healthcare and immigration both at 12? People are nuts. dem4decades Yesterday #1

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

That's "emigration". Yes, that's the real word. eppur_se_muova 11 hrs ago #21

Oh god. Gotta love du. Love the corrections. Thank you. boston bean 5 hrs ago #23

A breakdown by age group would make for more informative stats IMO. NoMoreRepugs Yesterday #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 Yesterday #5

Appreciate the effort. NoMoreRepugs Yesterday #7

thanks Celerity Yesterday #11

Of course. OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #4

Is this legitimate? Q9 75% support voter ID? infullview Yesterday #6

The link works and the poll is legit. nt Celerity 22 hrs ago #16

They (the right wing) have been hammering voter ID for years. Decades even. Regardless of shithead's rating. progressoid 22 hrs ago #18

Q8 Personal Financial Situation 19% better rpannier Yesterday #8

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

As James Carville said many moons ago... mitch96 Yesterday #10

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

Human rights for everyone. twodogsbarking Yesterday #13

Really?? Proof of citizenship?? Do they know what that entails??? LeftInTX Yesterday #14

Of course not. It's largely ignorance that leads to such bogus opinions. nt eppur_se_muova 11 hrs ago #22

Nice that the public doesn't care that deregulation could poison them. bucolic_frolic 22 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 22 hrs ago #17

Yeah maybe we should try fixing our own country before bombing the shit out of others? Initech 21 hrs ago #19

Some of the questions they didn't ask LearnedHand 12 hrs ago #20

dem4decades

(14,181 posts)

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

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 06:41 AM

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boston bean

(36,945 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

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eppur_se_muova

(42,144 posts)

21. That's "emigration". Yes, that's the real word.

Reply to boston bean (Reply #3)

Tue Apr 21, 2026, 02:25 AM

11 hrs ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emigration

boston bean

(36,945 posts)

23. Oh god. Gotta love du. Love the corrections. Thank you.

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #21)

Tue Apr 21, 2026, 08:36 AM

5 hrs ago

NoMoreRepugs

(12,162 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

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Celerity

(54,673 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

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NoMoreRepugs

(12,162 posts)

7. Appreciate the effort.

Reply to Celerity (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 08:35 AM

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Celerity

(54,673 posts)

11. thanks

Reply to NoMoreRepugs (Reply #7)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 10:20 AM

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OldBaldy1701E

(11,302 posts)

4. Of course.

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 08:06 AM

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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

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

Celerity

(54,673 posts)

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

Reply to infullview (Reply #6)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 03:36 PM

22 hrs ago

progressoid

(53,265 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

22 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

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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

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'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...

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Mon Apr 20, 2026, 10:11 AM

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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

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

twodogsbarking

(19,012 posts)

13. Human rights for everyone.

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 01:48 PM

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That is now shit.

LeftInTX

(34,557 posts)

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

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Mon Apr 20, 2026, 01:54 PM

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eppur_se_muova

(42,144 posts)

22. Of course not. It's largely ignorance that leads to such bogus opinions. nt

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #14)

Tue Apr 21, 2026, 02:27 AM

11 hrs ago

bucolic_frolic

(55,444 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

22 hrs ago

I mean, the public is that dumb.

Celerity

(54,673 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

22 hrs ago

Initech

(108,966 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

21 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

12 hrs 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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