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Key Takeaways from the July 2015 NBC/WSJ Poll

A recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows Donald Trump surging to the top of the Republican primary, while perceived frontrunners Bush and Rubio lose ground.  Americans overwhelmingly believe that Trump is hurting the Republican Party’s image. Click here for the poll’s topline results. Selected articles: Donald Trump Leads Republican Presidential Pack Donald Trump Surges in Key Takeaways from the July 2015 NBC/WSJ Poll

Pause in Recent Optimism as Economic Ratings Level Out

The latest CNBC All-America survey finds that average Americans, concerned about rising prices and the cost of living, are less optimistic about the economy, while optimism has risen among the wealthiest Americans. Selected articles: Optimism of the wealthiest soars: CNBC survey All-America Survey: Optimism surges among wealthy Best investment right now

Prolonged Housing Crisis Diminishes Confidence in the American Dream, 2015 Housing Matters Survey Finds.

How do Americans think about housing and economic mobility? The third annual How Housing Matters survey for the MacArthur Foundation finds that a significant majority of Americans believe the country is still not past the housing crisis and that it is harder today than it used to be to attain a middle-class lifestyle. To read the Prolonged Housing Crisis Diminishes Confidence in the American Dream, 2015 Housing Matters Survey Finds.

Five Things the NBC/WSJ Poll Tells Us About 2016

A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll sizes up the emerging array of announced and potential 2016 presidential candidates, and takes the temperature of voters on key issues. Here are five takeaways from the poll. Read the full results from the April 2015 NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll here.