April 2010 Political Futures Survey

reportJun 22, 2010

Public Sees a Future Full of Promise and Peril

Overview Imagine a future in which cancer becomes a memory, ordinary people travel in space, and computers carry on conversations like humans. Now imagine a darker future – a world beset by war, rising temperatures and energy shortages, one where the United States faces a terrorist attack with nuclear weapons. Most Americans think that these […]
reportMay 4, 2010

“Socialism” Not So Negative, “Capitalism” Not So Positive

Overview “Socialism” is a negative for most Americans, but certainly not all Americans. “Capitalism” is regarded positively by a majority of the public, though it is a thin majority. There are certain segments of the public – notably, young people and Democrats – where both “isms” are rated about equally. And while most Americans have […]
reportApr 28, 2010

Pessimistic Public Doubts Effectiveness of Stimulus, TARP

Overview The public remains doggedly downbeat about the condition of the national economy, even as many experts and economists see signs of recovery. As has been the case for most of the past two years, about nine-in-ten (88%) rate national economic conditions as only fair or poor, and over the past year there has been […]

Public Sees a Future Full of Promise and Peril