Topline results and crosstabs for the poll can be found at www.umass.edu/poll
AMHERST, Mass. – Nearly two-thirds of Americans and 90% of Republicans oppose the idea of providing reparations to the descendants of slaves, according to the results of a nationwide University of Massachusetts Amherst/WCVB poll released today.
“Four hundred years since Africans were forcibly brought to the shores of America, 245 years since the 3/5th Compromise and 156 years since freed African Americans were promised 40 acres and a mule, a majority of Americans express an unwillingness to pay the descendants of slaves for the nation’s original sin,” says Tatishe Nteta, associate professor of political science at UMass Amherst and director of the poll.
Americans support easier voting methods but also ID requirements, UMass/WCVB poll shows
Updated Apr 28, 2021;
Posted Apr 28, 2021
A UMass Amherst/WCVB nationwide poll shows voter sentiment for ID requirements, but also easier methods to register and cast ballots.
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AMHERST A nationwide University of Massachusetts Amherst/WCVB poll released today finds that Americans support a variety of election reforms, including both those that make voting easier, but also enacting voter ID requirements.
Their preferences showed a leaning to neither the Democratic or Republican parties, but support for aspects of voter reform favored by each.
“From automatic registration to making the option to vote by mail a permanent fixture of American elections, clear majorities of Americans favor making voting easier in the United States,” said poll director Tatishe Nteta, a UMass associate professor of political science.
UMass Amherst/WCVB Poll Finds Wide Support for a Slate of Reforms to Make Voting Easier, as Well as Enacting Voter ID Requirements umass.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from umass.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
While President Joe Biden receives overall majority approval for his performance during his first 100 days in office, a new nationwide UMass Amherst / WCVB poll released today also found that fully one-third of Americans continue to view his presidency as illegitimate.
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AMHERST, Mass. – As Gov. Charlie Baker mulls running for a possible third term, approval for the Republican governor has eroded during the COVID pandemic, according to a new University of Massachusetts Amherst / WCVB poll released today.
Soaring high in August 2020 with a 78% approval rating, Baker now has 52% approving of the job he’s done in the State House, while those disapproving of his job have nearly doubled from 20% to 39%. Within his own party, he holds just a 38% approval rating, whereas 61% of Democrats and 43% of independents approve of his performance. Only 32% of Trump voters give Baker positive marks, compared to 62% of Biden voters. Baker also holds a higher approval rating among non-whites (55%) than among whites (51%).