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Political gerrymandering: Should it be legal for parties to redraw districts to favor their candidates?

It’s a truism in electoral politics in the U.S. — whichever party controls state government when electoral districts are redrawn (generally every 10 years) holds the advantage for the next 10. Should outright political gerrymandering of districts be legal? Or is it all more complicated than that?…. Weigh in here.

November 27, 2018

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Truckers split over challengers and incumbents in midterm races

In 21 percent of readers’ districts, the House race featured no incumbent at all, while in those that did, just a single percentage point separated respondents who reported intentions to vote for the incumbent or the challenger, suggesting a divide about the current direction of government in general terms.

November 5, 2018

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POLL: How do you plan to vote in midterm U.S. House of Representatives elections?

Will the incumbent or challenger get your vote in the midterm elections happening in U.S. House of Representative districts around the nation?

October 12, 2018

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Three in four readers a solid yes on Kavanaugh confirmation to Supreme Court

Most Overdrive readers felt Brett Kavanaugh should be confirmed. Only a small percentage opposed his confirmation by the Senate. Get more details here.

October 4, 2018

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POLL: Should appeals-court judge Brett Kavanaugh be confirmed by the Senate as a Supreme Court Justice?

In the wake of hearings around accusations of long past sexual misconduct by Trump's Supreme Court nominee, what's your view of his U.S. Senate confirmation?

September 28, 2018

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Hot button: Iran nuclear agreement — U.S. pullout from it the right move?

Whatever your affiliation, we want to hear from you about the U.S. pulling out of the Iran nuclear agreement in this Hot Button poll on Overdrive.

May 11, 2018

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Syria: Readers split on military engagement in Syria over chemical weapons use

The largest share of poll respondents endorsed what the U.S. government, with French and British allies, ultimately did late Friday — launch dozens of missiles at Syrian targets related to weapons delivery and production. A sizable 44 percent favored no further U.S. military intervention in the country.

April 16, 2018

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POLL: Where do you stand on gun purchasing restrictions?

Are further restrictions on gun purchasing needed? As debate grows over the issue in the wake of the Florida school shooting, another in a line of massacres, this poll asks for your thoughts on purchasing restrictions, enforcement of existing laws and more.

February 23, 2018

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Trump’s progress report: Favorable to mixed for readers

At the anniversary of Donald Trump’s first year in office, we asked readers how they felt he was doing so far — results were largely favorable, with some qualifiers around the ELD mandate and his governing style.

February 16, 2018

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Tax cuts favored for middle class, small business

Readers name broad priorities for tax reform as House and Senate near agreement on reconciliation of two competing legislative tax packages.

December 14, 2017

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DACA program should be preserved in some form, slight majority says

A 51 percent majority of Overdrive readers are in favor of preserving some form of relief from threats of deportation for participants in the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

September 22, 2017

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POLL: What should ultimately happen with DACA?

With former President Obama’s executive order establishing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, 800,000 undocumented immigrants brought here as children were shielded from deportation. Trump is phasing out the program — what should happen next, whether Congressional action, an administrative reversal or nothing at all?

September 5, 2017