According to a study conducted by the polling company Ipsos on behalf of the Swedish media, fewer Swedish voters now identify as liberals than they did a year ago. The percentage of Swedish voters who identified as liberals last year was 31%; today, it is only 26%. The shift in sentiment is especially evident among supporters of the in power Moderates. The proportion of self-described liberals has... 

Elon Musk is set to step down as Twitter CEO after he promised to abide by the results of a poll, the final results of which showed a majority of respondents desiring to see him give up the position. Musk posted the poll late last night and left it to run for only 12 hours. “Should I step down as head of Twitter?” asked Musk. “I will abide by the results of this poll.” The final result showed... 

A new poll by Arizona Christian University has found that 39 per cent of 18-24 year olds now identify as LGBTQ. This is huge! Enormous! It misses just 11% for 50%… Yes, really. The survey, carried out in partnership with Foundations of Freedom, asked young Americans to choose a self-description, with over two-thirds of those aged 18-24 saying they were lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or queer. In... 

A new poll has shown that 59 percent of the American people are somehow disappointed or very disappointed in Barack Obama’s presidency. The survey by CBS News and the New York Times also shows that 51 percent of Americans disapprove of Obama’s performance, up four points from last month. Most of the disappointed are Republicans (91 percent) and independents (66 percent) as about 24 percent of... 

News organizations have lost a significant share of their audience due to budget cuts that have impacted the quality and quantity of reporting. A new poll from the Pew Research Center found that 31% of respondents said they had stopped using a particular news outlet because it was no longer providing the same kind of news and information as in the past. Pew researchers said that those most likely... 

Fox freaks after Ron Paul wins debate If you’ve noticed a lack of Ron Paul in the mainstream media’s coverage of the 2012 presidential race, it might not be an accident. After he placed first in a Fox News poll, the outlet has removed the results from their website without explanation. Fox had launched an online poll to gauge readers’ opinions on last night’s Republican show-down and asked... 

A new national poll indicates the race for the Republican presidential nomination remains wide-open, with none of the probable or potential GOP White House contenders above 20 percent, according to a new national poll. […] What about the showdown in November 2012? According to the poll, taken before the announcement of Osama bin Laden’s death, President Barack Obama has an edge over all the... 

Americans believe U.S. Government helps illegal immigration instead of curbing it. According to a Rasmussen Reports survey, 57% of likely voters think that government policies spur illegal immigration. 21% believe the federal government does not encourage illegal immigration, and 22% are not certain either way. The poll was conducted February 2-3 and included 1,000 likely voters and has a +/- 3 % margin... 

Misjudged? Vince Cable has said he thought the cap was too tough. The public, including a sizeable majority of Lib Dem supporters, want far stricter controls on immigration to the UK, according to a poll released last night. The YouGov survey found 81 per cent support for the government’s cap on economic migration – which will slash the number of non-EU workers given visas by a fifth. It... 

A Rasmussen poll released Monday indicates that Congressman Ron Paul has a better shot of beating Obama in the 2012 presidential election than Sarah Palin would, should both decide to run on the GOP ticket. As Paul is seemingly on the verge of announcing another presidential bid, The poll shows that more American voters would side with Ron Paul is he were to be pitted against Obama than would vote... 

More than 50% of Americans say they are worse off now under Obama. According to a new Bloomberg poll, a majority of Americans believes that they are worse off, today, under Obama than they were two years ago, when Obama had just been elected. Giving the president another headache that is sure to compound his political problems is the number of Americans who responded that they thought the US was... 

More people in the United States are expressing support for deporting all illegal immigrants currently working in the country, according to a poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion. 50 per cent of respondents share this opinion, up eight points since May. On the contrary, 27 per cent of respondents would allow illegal workers to remain in the U.S. and eventually apply for citizenship, and 16 per cent... 

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows that 25% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-six percent (46%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -21 (see trends). These results are based upon nightly telephone interviews and reported on a three-day rolling... 

Not well-liked in the world Survey conducted in 28 countries on 29,000 respondents reveals that only Iran, Pakistan, North Korea have more negative perception than Israel. Most ‘loved’ country is Germany. ‘Obama effect’ has resulted in improvement in relations towards US for first time since 2005. Only Iran, North Korea, and Pakistan are viewed in a more negative light than... 

German Troops Nearly 80 percent of Germans oppose Berlin’s plans to hike the number of troops in Afghanistan, according to a poll released Wednesday on the eve of a major international conference. Four out of five Germans said they disagreed with a stronger military role for Berlin in Afghanistan, the survey by the independent polling institute Forsa indicated. Even among supporters of Chancellor...