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Americans are now almost evenly split over which party they most agree with on economic policies: 37% say the Democrats, while 36% say the GOP. At this early stage, Democratic candidates have both an ...

A new poll conducted by CNN and SSRS found that more than half of Americans say they don’t have any source they trust for political news — not even CNN. Recent polls have shown Americans have deeply ...