March 26, 2019 - 84% Of U.S. Voters Want To See Mueller Report, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Dems Divided On Support For Israelis Or Palestinians

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Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report should be made public, American voters say 84 - 9 percent in a Quinnipiac University National Poll released today. Republicans say 75 - 17 percent the report should be made public and every other listed party, gender, education, age and racial group supports making the report public by even wider margins.





Mueller conducted a "fair" investigation, 55 percent of voters say, as 26 percent say it was not fair, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University National Poll finds. The survey was conducted March 21 through March 25.





But voters are divided on another question, as 49 percent say the investigation was "legitimate" and 43 percent say it was a "witch hunt."





There is a wide gender gap as men say 50 - 43 percent the investigation was a "witch hunt," and women say 55 - 37 percent it was "legitimate."





Democrats are divided on the Mideast situation as 27 percent say their sympathies lie more with the Israelis and 26 percent say their sympathies lie more with the Palestinians, with 46 percent undecided.





Overall, American voters sympathize with the Israelis over the Palestinians 47 - 16 percent, with 37 percent undecided. This compares with 54 - 15 percent sympathy for the Israelis over the Palestinians, with 30 percent undecided, in a January 13, 2017 poll.





The U.S. is too supportive of Israel, 24 percent of voters say, as 14 percent say the U.S. is not supportive enough and 47 percent say U.S. support for Israel is "about right."





"We want to know more, say voters who have read the bullet points and believe the Mueller investigation was fair, but would like to read it in full," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.





"But was it a witch hunt? That remains the stuff of dinner table discussion. A stunningly sharp divide, as men say the investigation was a witch hunt and women say it was legit.





"President Donald Trump embraces embattled Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, while overall sympathy for the Israelis slips a bit among voters," Malloy added.





American voters give President Donald Trump a negative 39 - 55 percent job approval rating, compared to a negative 38 - 55 percent approval rating March 5.





President Trump is mentally stable, 48 percent of voters say, as 44 percent say he is not stable. Voters say 72 - 21 percent that Trump is not a good role model for children.





And voters say 63 - 28 percent that Trump should stop tweeting from his personal account. Republicans say 49 - 39 percent that Trump should keep tweeting, the only listed group that supports this practice.





"Stop tweeting! American voters say 2-1. But from the GOP, 'Good with us. Tweet on, Mr. President,'" Malloy said.





Health Care





American voters say 55 - 32 percent they would prefer to improve rather than replace the health care system in the U.S. No listed group prefers replacing the health care system.





But 43 percent say it's a "good idea" to remove the current health care system and replace it with a single payer system in which Medicare is expanded to cover all medical expenses, while 45 percent say "Medicare for all" is a "bad idea."





Support is 51 - 30 percent for keeping the current health care system while allowing all adults the option of buying into Medicare. Among Republicans, 43 percent support this Medicare buy-in option, with 39 percent opposed.





White Supremacists





White supremacist groups pose an immediate threat to the U.S., 42 percent of voters say, as 20 percent say these groups are a threat, but not an immediate one, and 29 percent say these groups are not a threat.





From March 21 - 25, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,358 voters nationwide with a margin of error of +/- 3.3 percentage points, including the design effect.





The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts gold standard surveys using random digit dialing with live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll conducts nationwide surveys and polls in more than a dozen states on national and statewide elections, as well as public policy issues.





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4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 39% 89% 3% 35% 46% 33% 43% 53% Disapprove 55 9 97 56 47 63 52 41 DK/NA 5 3 1 9 7 4 5 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 22% 38% 48% 42% 54% 43% 48% 10% 26% Disapprove 71 58 47 53 40 53 47 85 73 DK/NA 7 5 4 5 6 5 5 5 1

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?

App Dis DK/NA Mar 26, 2019 39 55 5 Mar 05, 2019 38 55 6 Jan 29, 2019 38 57 5 Jan 15, 2019 41 55 3 Dec 19, 2018 39 52 8 Nov 20, 2018 41 54 6 Oct 02, 2018 41 53 6 Sep 10, 2018 38 54 8 Aug 14, 2018 41 54 5 Jul 24, 2018 38 58 4

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4a. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? COMBINED WITH: (If approve/disapprove q4) Do you strongly or somewhat approve/disapprove?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve strongly 28% 69% 1% 19% 30% 25% 29% 38% Approve smwht 11 18 1 16 15 7 13 14 Disapprove smwht 8 5 7 12 10 7 8 9 Disapprove strongly 47 3 89 43 36 56 44 32 DK/NA 6 4 1 10 8 5 6 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve strongly 10% 26% 35% 32% 37% 32% 34% 7% 16% Approve smwht 11 12 13 9 16 11 13 3 8 Disapprove smwht 17 9 5 4 9 7 8 10 10 Disapprove strongly 53 49 41 49 31 45 38 76 63 DK/NA 9 5 6 6 7 5 6 5 2

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? COMBINED WITH: (If approve/disapprove) Do you strongly or somewhat approve/disapprove?

APPROVE...... DISAPPROVE..... Strngly Smwht Smwht Strngly DK/NA Mar 26, 2019 28 11 8 47 6 Mar 05, 2019 28 9 9 46 8 Jan 29, 2019 29 9 6 50 5 Jan 15, 2019 33 8 5 50 4 Dec 19, 2018 31 8 7 46 8 Nov 20, 2018 31 9 6 47 7 Oct 02, 2018 31 10 6 46 7 Sep 10, 2018 27 10 6 48 9 Aug 14, 2018 30 10 6 48 6 Jul 24, 2018 28 10 7 51 5

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23. Do you think that President Trump is a good role model for children, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Good role model 21% 50% 2% 14% 22% 20% 21% 30% No 72 37 97 78 70 74 72 61 DK/NA 7 13 1 8 8 7 7 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Good role model 10% 19% 28% 22% 27% 25% 26% 4% 13% No 88 77 64 67 65 67 66 95 83 DK/NA 3 3 9 10 7 9 8 1 4

TREND: Do you think that President Trump is a good role model for children, or not?

Yes No DK/NA Mar 26, 2019 21 72 7 Mar 05, 2019 22 71 6 Jun 06, 2018 27 69 4 Mar 21, 2018 29 67 4 Jan 25, 2018 29 67 4

24. Do you think that President Trump is mentally stable, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Stable 48% 91% 13% 46% 57% 39% 51% 62% No 44 5 81 42 33 54 42 32 DK/NA 8 4 6 12 9 7 8 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Stable 39% 44% 55% 49% 65% 48% 57% 15% 35% No 51 48 40 44 27 46 37 72 56 DK/NA 10 8 6 7 7 6 7 13 9

TREND: Do you think that President Trump is mentally stable, or not?

Yes/ Stable No DK/NA Mar 26, 2019 48 44 8 Sep 10, 2018 48 42 10 Jan 17, 2018 45 47 8

25. In general, would you prefer to improve the current health care system in the United States, or would you prefer to replace the current health care system in the United States with something new?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Improve system 55% 49% 60% 58% 51% 60% 56% 52% Replace system 32 36 32 29 36 29 33 35 KEEP AS IS(VOL) 4 6 4 3 5 4 4 5 DK/NA 8 9 4 9 7 8 7 8 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Improve system 53% 56% 58% 55% 49% 58% 54% 61% 56% Replace system 40 36 30 25 39 30 34 29 30 KEEP AS IS(VOL) 2 1 5 10 5 4 4 5 3 DK/NA 5 7 7 11 7 9 8 5 10

26. Do you think that removing the current health care system and replacing it with a single payer system, in which the federal government would expand Medicare to cover the medical expenses of every American citizen, is a good idea or a bad idea?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Good idea 43% 14% 69% 42% 43% 43% 38% 35% Bad idea 45 79 19 43 49 41 51 55 DK/NA 12 7 12 15 8 15 11 11 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Good idea 57% 47% 40% 35% 36% 36% 36% 75% 51% Bad idea 35 40 50 50 57 49 53 12 35 DK/NA 8 14 11 15 6 15 11 13 13

TREND: Do you think that removing the current health care system and replacing it with a single payer system, in which the federal government would expand Medicare to cover the medical expenses of every American citizen, is a good idea or a bad idea?

Good Bad DK/NA Mar 26, 2019 43 45 12 Sep 28, 2017 46 41 13 Aug 03, 2017 51 38 11

27. Do you think that keeping the current health care system but allowing all adults the option of buying into Medicare is a good idea or a bad idea?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Good idea 51% 43% 61% 49% 55% 47% 54% 51% Bad idea 30 39 22 30 30 31 29 31 DK/NA 19 17 17 21 15 22 17 18 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Good idea 64% 53% 51% 41% 55% 50% 52% 46% 50% Bad idea 23 29 29 36 30 30 30 34 27 DK/NA 13 18 20 23 14 21 18 20 23

28. As president, do you think Donald Trump should continue tweeting from his personal Twitter account, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Should 28% 49% 11% 26% 34% 23% 29% 33% No 63 39 84 64 56 69 61 60 DK/NA 9 11 5 10 10 9 10 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Should 25% 29% 33% 25% 38% 25% 31% 16% 24% No 71 64 58 63 54 67 60 70 71 DK/NA 4 7 9 12 8 9 8 14 5

TREND: As president, do you think Donald Trump should continue tweeting from his personal Twitter account, or not?

Yes No DK/NA Mar 26, 2019 28 63 9 Aug 14, 2018 26 66 8 Apr 10, 2018 27 67 6 Jan 11, 2018 26 69 5 Dec 05, 2017 28 66 5 Nov 14, 2017 33 63 5 Oct 11, 2017 27 70 3 Sep 27, 2017 26 69 4 Aug 23, 2017 28 69 4 Aug 17, 2017 31 66 3

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29. Thinking about the relationship between the United States and Israel, do you think the U.S. is too supportive of Israel, not supportive enough of Israel, or is the U.S. support of Israel about right?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Too supportive 24% 8% 38% 23% 25% 22% 27% 15% Not enough 14 19 11 14 14 14 10 15 About right 47 67 30 49 50 44 52 56 DK/NA 16 6 21 15 11 20 12 14 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Too supportive 29% 27% 19% 22% 22% 19% 20% 29% 24% Not enough 19 9 13 12 12 13 12 10 28 About right 33 44 56 53 58 50 54 40 24 DK/NA 18 19 12 13 8 19 13 21 24

TREND: Thinking about the relationship between the United States and Israel, do you think the U.S. is too supportive of Israel, not supportive enough of Israel, or is the U.S. support of Israel about right?

Too Not About Supp Enough Right DK/NA Mar 26, 2019 24 14 47 16 Jan 13, 2017 16 31 46 7

30. From what you know about the situation in the Middle East, do your sympathies lie more with the Israelis or more with the Palestinians?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Israelis 47% 78% 27% 45% 55% 39% 51% 55% Palestinians 16 3 26 17 17 15 17 11 DK/NA 37 19 46 38 29 45 33 34 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Israelis 31% 43% 53% 55% 61% 45% 53% 28% 36% Palestinians 27 17 12 10 15 12 14 25 15 DK/NA 42 40 35 35 24 42 33 47 49

TREND: From what you know about the situation in the Middle East, do your sympathies lie more with the Israelis or more with the Palestinians?

Israe- Palest- lis inians DK/NA Mar 26, 2019 47 16 37 Jan 13, 2017 54 15 30 Oct 06, 2011 51 15 34 Jun 09, 2011 55 12 33 Apr 22, 2010 57 13 31 Dec 12, 2001 51 13 36

31. As you may know, Special Counsel Robert Mueller was appointed to oversee the criminal investigation into any links or coordination between President Trump's campaign and the Russian government. Do you think that he conducted a fair investigation into this matter, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Fair 55% 47% 65% 53% 55% 54% 64% 53% No 26 37 18 25 30 23 20 29 DK/NA 19 15 17 22 15 23 16 18 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Fair 52% 54% 57% 58% 60% 57% 58% 52% 44% No 28 28 28 22 27 23 25 29 30 DK/NA 20 18 15 20 13 21 17 19 26



Modified 'is conducting' to 'conducted' on March 23





TREND: As you may know, Special Counsel Robert Mueller was appointed to oversee the criminal investigation into any links or coordination between President Trump's campaign and the Russian government. Do you think that he conducted a fair investigation into this matter, or not? (Note: Prior to March 26, 2019, "is conducting")

Yes/ Fair No DK/NA Mar 26, 2019 55 26 19 Mar 05, 2019 54 27 19 Dec 19, 2018 48 38 13 Nov 20, 2018 56 28 16 Sep 10, 2018 55 32 13 Aug 14, 2018 51 33 16 Jul 24, 2018 55 31 13 Jun 08, 2018 50 35 15 Apr 26, 2018 54 31 15 Apr 10, 2018 52 32 17

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32. Do you think that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report should be released to the American public, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Released 84% 75% 93% 86% 86% 83% 84% 84% No 9 17 4 8 8 10 11 9 DK/NA 6 8 4 6 6 6 5 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Released 87% 87% 86% 79% 85% 83% 84% 87% 88% No 6 9 10 12 10 10 10 10 6 DK/NA 7 4 5 9 5 7 6 3 6



Removed 'when it is finished' on March 23





33. Do you think that the investigation into any links or coordination between President Trump's 2016 election campaign and the Russian government was a legitimate investigation, or do you think it was a political witch hunt?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Legitimate 49% 11% 84% 49% 43% 55% 51% 39% Political witch hunt 43 83 11 42 50 37 45 54 DK/NA 8 6 6 9 8 8 4 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Legitimate 61% 51% 43% 48% 40% 48% 45% 68% 51% Political witch hunt 27 42 50 46 54 46 50 18 40 DK/NA 12 6 7 6 5 6 6 14 9



Modified 'is' to 'was' on March 23





TREND: Do you think that the investigation into any links or coordination between President Trump's 2016 election campaign and the Russian government was a legitimate investigation, or do you think it was a political witch hunt? (Note: Prior to March 26, 2019, "is")

Legit- Witch mate Hunt DK/NA Mar 26, 2019 49 43 8 Nov 20, 2018 50 44 6 Jul 24, 2018 54 40 7 Jun 08, 2018 48 44 7 Apr 26, 2018 52 44 4 Mar 07, 2018 53 42 5 Feb 06, 2018 50 42 7 Jan 18, 2018 52 43 5

34. Do you think that white supremacist groups pose a threat to the United States, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Threat 65% 41% 88% 66% 59% 71% 69% 55% No 29 51 9 29 37 22 27 38 DK/NA 6 7 3 5 5 7 4 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Threat 69% 68% 64% 66% 55% 68% 62% 81% 72% No 25 29 31 26 41 26 33 9 24 DK/NA 5 3 5 8 4 7 5 10 3

TREND: Do you think that white supremacist groups pose a threat to the United States, or not?

Yes/ Threat No DK/NA Mar 26, 2019 65 29 6 Nov 21, 2018 61 36 4 Aug 23, 2017 64 34 2

34a. (If yes/white supremacist groups pose threat q34) Do you think that white supremacist groups pose an immediate threat to the United States, or not?

WHITE SUPREMACIST GROUPS POSE THREAT Q34................... WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Immediate 64% 41% 79% 54% 57% 70% 61% 57% No 30 52 17 38 40 22 34 35 DK/NA 6 8 4 8 3 8 5 8 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Immediate 73% 62% 58% 64% 51% 66% 59% 78% 71% No 24 34 35 28 46 26 34 20 23 DK/NA 4 4 7 9 3 9 6 2 6

TREND: (If yes/white supremacists pose threat) Do you think that white supremacist groups pose an immediate threat to the United States, or not?

WHITE SUPREMACIST GROUPS POSE THREAT Yes/ Immed No DK/NA Mar 26, 2019 64 30 6 Nov 21, 2018 60 34 5 Aug 23, 2017 61 37 1

34b. Do you think that white supremacist groups pose a threat to the United States, or not? COMBINED WITH: (If yes/White supremacist threat q34) Do you think that white supremacist groups pose an immediate threat to the United States, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Immediate threat 42% 17% 70% 36% 33% 50% 42% 32% Threat/Not immediate 20 21 15 25 24 16 23 19 Not a threat 29 51 9 29 37 22 27 38 DK/NA 10 10 6 10 6 13 7 11 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Immediate threat 50% 42% 37% 42% 28% 45% 37% 63% 51% Threat/Not immediate 16 23 22 18 25 17 21 16 17 Not a threat 25 29 31 26 41 26 33 9 24 DK/NA 8 6 10 14 6 12 9 12 8

TREND: Do you think that white supremacist groups pose a threat to the United States, or not? COMBINED WITH: (If yes/white supremacists pose threat) Do you think that white supremacist groups pose an immediate threat to the United States, or not?