What Are We Thinking?

A profile of veterans in American society

dheller@whyy.org (Dave Heller) — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:00:00 GMT

Monday is Memorial Day. What do we know about veterans in American society today? We spoke with Frank Newport, editor in chief at the Gallup Poll to find out.

New frontiers in survey research: A pollster on polling

dheller@whyy.org (Dave Heller) — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:00:00 GMT

The annual American Association for Public Opinion Research Conference is underway in Orlando, Florida. What do pollsters talk about when they gather like this? We find out from Frank Newport, editor in chief at the Gallup Poll.

Same sex marriage and the presidential election

dheller@whyy.org (Dave Heller) — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Did President Obama's announcement of his support for same sex marriage help or hurt his chances for reelection? How do Americans feel about this topic? This and more on this week's What Are We Thinking?

Consumer confidence and social security

dheller@whyy.org (Dave Heller) — Fri, 04 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Are we entering a quiet phase of the presidential campaign? How's consumer confidence holding up? Do Americans believe that Social Security will still be around when they retire? This and more on this week's What Are We Thinking?

The youth vote and 'it's the economy, stupid'

dheller@whyy.org (Dave Heller) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Obama, Romney, the youth vote, the hispanic vote, Mormonism, Protestantism, and the election.

Congress' job approval rating and the most important problem facing the country

dheller@whyy.org (Dave Heller) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Will your taxes be going up? Congress' job approval rating is, but how about Obama's? What do Americans see as the biggest problem facing the country? Who do they trust to fix it? All this and more from Gallup's Frank Newport on What Are We Thinking this week.

Tax day! Should higher income Americans pay more?

dheller@whyy.org (Dave Heller) — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT

This week Dave Heller discusses taxes with Frank Newport. How do Americans feel about their taxes? Do they think upper-income Americans should pay more? Also how is the Obama administration doing on energy? And what voting blocks represent the biggest challenge to Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney?

The Trayvon Martin case and Obama's job approval rating

dheller@whyy.org (Dave Heller) — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:19:26 GMT

New Gallup data on the Trayvon Martin case: whites and blacks perceive the situation much, much differently. And where is Obama's job approval rating? How does it compare with job approval ratings for other presidents at this point in their campaigns for re-election?

The most religious states, and is gambling morally acceptable?

dheller@whyy.org (Dave Heller) — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT

What are the most and least religious states? Do Americans feel it's morally acceptable to gamble? What's more important, the environment or economic growth? All this and more this week on NewsWorks Tonight's What Are We Thinking? segment.

Drilling vs. alternative energy, worry, and the economy

dheller@whyy.org (Dave Heller) — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:00:00 GMT

This week Gallup's Frank Newport and host Dave Heller discuss how Americans feel about alternative energy sources, the role the economy is playing in the presidential race, and what keeps us up at night.