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Gallup: Americans Say No. 1 Problem is 'Government,' No. 2 is 'Immigration'
CNS News ^ | December 18, 2018 | Michael W. Chapman

Posted on 12/19/2018 2:30:07 PM PST by Zakeet

A new survey shows that the "top problem" cited by Americans is "government," and the second top problem is "immigration." For contrast, among the issues seen as least problematic for Americans are "unemployment-jobs" and "gun control/guns."

In the survey, conducted by Gallup after the midterm elections, the polling firm asked Americans about the country's top problems and then listed those issues that were "mentioned by at least 3% of respondents."

Nineteen percent of respondents cited "government" as the problem, making it the top issue of concern. In second place came "immigration," cited by 16% of the respondents. However, when broken down politically, 29% of Republicans said immigration is a problem but only 7% of Democrats said the same.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: gallup; government; immigration; poll
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Democraps ... in the business of giving people what they want ... !!

1 posted on 12/19/2018 2:30:07 PM PST by Zakeet
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To: Zakeet

Well lookee here. The proggs are wrong again.


2 posted on 12/19/2018 2:33:39 PM PST by certrtwngnut (4- Do something,,,,even if it's wrong.)
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To: Zakeet

Funny how they didn’t vote that way last election.


3 posted on 12/19/2018 2:34:04 PM PST by Salvavida
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To: Zakeet

Americans.

Liberals on the other hand have different priorities.


4 posted on 12/19/2018 2:34:08 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Salvavida

Was gonna say, if those are your 2 top concerns voting Democrat was sure a funny way to express that.


5 posted on 12/19/2018 2:35:22 PM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Salvavida

They did -— it was all the fake votes that the Dems had in hiding that put Dems over the top in the races they flipped.


6 posted on 12/19/2018 2:36:21 PM PST by LTC.Ret
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To: Zakeet

Not Gun confiscation, global warming, or even Trans-whatever Restrooms?


7 posted on 12/19/2018 2:37:00 PM PST by Leep (we need a Trump like leader for President 2024!)
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To: Salvavida

To be expected. When boxes of ballots are filled out at the local Democrat Party HQ.


8 posted on 12/19/2018 2:37:12 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Zakeet
The Bigger the Government, The Worse the Abuse of Power


9 posted on 12/19/2018 2:38:28 PM PST by HangnJudge
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To: LTC.Ret

I see no evidence outside of California that is the case. The fickle American people did it to themselves.


10 posted on 12/19/2018 2:42:07 PM PST by Salvavida
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Voters “own” the unconstitutionally big federal government though the ill-conceived 17th Amendment.

The 17 Amendment needs to be repealed yesterday.

The 16th Amendment can disappear too.


11 posted on 12/19/2018 2:43:45 PM PST by Amendment10
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To: Zakeet

First time Gallop has found that big government is bad.

Of course they’re attributing it to that mad man Trump.


12 posted on 12/19/2018 2:43:50 PM PST by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 $215.71 frm 50% increase in 1.2183 yrs)
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To: Zakeet

Will they heed?

Why bother asking...


13 posted on 12/19/2018 2:44:34 PM PST by ExGeeEye (For dark is the suede that mows like a harvest.)
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To: Zakeet

Therefore. the Demonrats will double down on gun bans and ignore immigration. They ALWAYS do the opposite of what sensible people want.


14 posted on 12/19/2018 2:46:45 PM PST by backwoods-engineer (Enjoy the decline of the American empire.)
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To: Amendment10

19th too


15 posted on 12/19/2018 2:47:24 PM PST by Midnitethecat (St)
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To: Salvavida

vote harvesting.


16 posted on 12/19/2018 2:47:38 PM PST by gibsonguy
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To: BenLurkin

People must remember that when a poll asks whether you are satisfied with your current government, a liberal and a conservative could both say ‘NO’ but for entirely different reasons..................


17 posted on 12/19/2018 2:51:57 PM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: Salvavida

If one person says government is a problem, they could either think we need more or less of it, same with immigration. With these surveys, knowing what the exact question asked is helpful.


18 posted on 12/19/2018 2:53:18 PM PST by Rusty0604
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If the government was shut down - and 900,000 government workers were out of work for 2 years - a lot of them would have moved on and get private sector jobs.

If we shut the government down for 5 years we might be able to get rid of most of em...

Something to think about...


19 posted on 12/19/2018 2:54:04 PM PST by GOPJ (TERM LIMIT DC SWAMP BUREAUCRATS - a permanent un-elected ruling class is a threat to freedom.)
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To: Red Badger

Good point


20 posted on 12/19/2018 2:55:07 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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