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Program for Public Consultation @ppc_umd

Based at UMD, PPC conducts nonpartisan public opinion surveys on federal policy proposals, that give respondents the info they need to understand the issues.

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Talk of division dominates the news — but the data says otherwise. On 112 hotly debated policies, large bipartisan majorities agree. On 88 of them, 2/3 of both Democrats AND Republicans are on the same page. See all policy issues → vop.org/cgoap/

CGOAP - Voice of the People

The National Common Ground National Surveys Reveal Majorities of Republicans & Democrats Agree on 112 Hotly Debated Policies For 88 Policies, More Than Two-Thirds of Both Parties Agree Below are 112...

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Our thanks to FiftyPlusOne for mentioning our recent polling on how well Americans think the country is following the Founders' vision for the nation. To view our survey findings and more, visit: tinyurl.com/bddwnuzj

Americans don’t trust Trump — or any federal government institution — to handle key issues

Plus, polling on the Founders at 250, the 2028 primaries, and how people put on their shoes

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Autonomous weapons are being developed across the world, including in the US. In response, the UN is proposing a treaty banning any weapon that can fire without human control. Our survey finds 3 in 4 Americans favor the US helping to create that treaty. tinyurl.com/ympzbjns
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AI is increasingly being used to make decisions in healthcare, lending, criminal justice, welfare, and more. Our latest survey finds 8 in 10 Americans favor the government requiring such AI to pass a test to ensure they are unbiased and law-abiding. tinyurl.com/ympzbjns
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Deepfakes are increasingly being used for political purposes, including by politicians themselves. Our latest survey finds 8 in 10 Americans favor prohibiting political campaigns, including PACs, from using any deepfakes. More findings on #AI regulation: tinyurl.com/ympzbjns
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AI is increasingly being used to make decisions in healthcare, lending, criminal justice, welfare, and more. Our latest survey finds 8 in 10 favor the government requiring such AI programs pass a test to ensure they are unbiased and law-abiding. tinyurl.com/ympzbjns

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New survey on #AI finds 8 in 10 Americans favor: Regulating AI that makes life-impacting decisions (eg in healthcare, lending) to prevent bias, legal violations Requiring disclosure of AI training data Banning political campaigns from using deepfakes tinyurl.com/5evwjunk
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ICYMI: New data shows broad bipartisan support for multilateralism: ✔️ Majorities want the U.S. engaged with key UN agencies (including WHO) ✔️ Oppose scaling back U.N. involvement ✔️ Oppose sanctioning the ICC—many favor joining it Full findings: bit.ly/411Dvjs

Bipartisan Majorities Oppose US Disengaging from UN Agencies

President Trump has issued executive orders to “reevaluate our commitment” to United Nations (UN) agencies, withdraw from the World Health Organization, and impose sanctions on the International...

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New survey finds majorities of both Rs and Ds: -favor the US being part of the eight major UN agencies, including the World Health Organization -oppose reducing how much the US works through the UN and its agencies bit.ly/411Dvjs
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ICYMI: PPC’s June 2025 survey shows strong support for tax reforms targeting high-income and high-wealth individuals, with projected deficit reduction of $485 billion. Detailed analysis and methodology here: tinyurl.com/4xwea462

National Survey Finds Americans Favor a Federal Budget Completely Different from the One Congress...

Bipartisan majorities favor higher not lower taxes on the wealthy, cutting defense spending not increasing it, no cuts to Medicaid, reducing deficit, not increasing it. As the outlines of a Congres...

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ICYMI: PPC’s June 2025 survey shows strong support for tax reforms targeting high-income and high-wealth individuals, with projected deficit reduction of $485 billion. Detailed analysis and methodology here: tinyurl.com/4xwea462
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ICYMI: Recent PPC data finds that majorities across the political spectrum do not support cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, or medical research, nor do they support increases to defense and homeland security, contrary to proposed congressional cuts. tinyurl.com/4xwea462
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While Congress works to extend the 2017 tax cuts, cut Medicaid, and increase defense spending, data from PPC finds most Americans support a completely different budget, that: –Raises income taxes on >$200k –Does not cut Medicaid –Reduces defense spending tinyurl.com/4xwea462
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Take a look at @ppc_umd recent analysis published in @fulcrum_us on Americans' views of presidential powers: thefulcrum.us/ethics-leaders…

Americans Want To Rein In Presidential Power

President Trump has been attempting to expand presidential power more than any president in recent history, in large part by asserting powers that have been held by Congress, including federal...

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New survey finds over three-quarters of Americans favor continuing tax credits for clean energy and buying electric vehicles, and nearly seven-in-ten oppose increasing the amount of offshore drilling, with majorities of Rs and Ds in agreement. 🔗 bit.ly/4cBsCtj
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National Survey on Medicaid, SNAP and EITC: Reducing spending on Medicaid is opposed by a large bipartisan majority of 81%, including 75% of Republicans and 86% of Democrats. A majority of 55% favor increasing spending (R 49, D 65) 1/5 Full results: tinyurl.com/y48sbnj6
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Majorities oppose restricting the use of food stamps to buy sodas, snacks and desserts, including a majority of Republicans in most cases. The government subsidizing discounts on fruits and vegetables bought with food stamps is favored by 90% (R 86, D 93) 4/5
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For low-wage workers without children, bipartisan majorities favor expanding the refundable tax credit EITC: -double the max credit from $630 to $1,300 (69%) -raise the income cutoff (66%) -lower the eligibility age from 25 to 21 (66%) Full results: tinyurl.com/y48sbnj6

Majorities of Republicans and Democrats Oppose Cutting Medicaid

Favor Increasing SNAP Benefits and Tax Credits for Low-Wage Workers The American public overwhelmingly opposes cuts to federal assistance programs for low-income households, and in most cases favor...

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