poll

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In a separate poll last year, 37% had a positive view of big business, down from 58% in 2012.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Steyer had the support of 35% of likely voters who identified as strongly liberal while Becerra was backed by 37%, according to Berkeley’s May poll.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Big majorities said the ballot was easy to understand – the same result found in every poll of Maine voters over the last several years.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

But according to a recent poll, a majority of people in the US feel it is too expensive, external for the average American to attend a game at the tournament.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

One barrier facing potential voters was the poll tax, a special tax required of all voters that many blacks and poor whites could not afford to pay.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman