America vs. Republicans & Democrats

Key issues where a majority of Americans differ from the leadership of both major parties

• 55% say that former National Security Agency consultant Edward Snowden is a whistle-blower rather than a traitor.
• A majority want to end war in Afghanistan
• Two thirds want NSA practices reviewed
• Feel First Amendment doesn't go far enough
• 61% favor raising minimum wage
• 59% say wealth should be more fairly distributed
• Overwhelming support for federal spending to help economy
• 64 percent believe job creation should be the top priority. Only 33 percent said deficit reduction
• 55% want too big to fail banks to fail
• Believe economy unfair to middle  class
• Support food stamps
• Sixty-one percent of parents said they were opposed to closing low-performing schools and reassigning students to a different school...
• More than three out of every four parents said they were opposed to reducing compensation for teachers or cutting resources for the classroom while increasing spending on charter schools.
• 58 percent said they did not approve of officials lengthening the school day,
• 56 percent are opposed to giving tax dollars to families to pay for private school tuition
• A majority of parents surveyed said that too much learning in the classroom has been sacrificed in order to accommodate state tests during the school year. A majority of parents reported that their children have been anxious about those tests.
• 70% say global warming should be a priority for the nation’s leaders
• Want higher emissions standards
• Want Stronger environmental regulations 
• 52% support pot legalization
• Believe drug war not worth cost
• Believelosing drug war
• Believe it's OK to cut defense spending
• Believe we shouldn't cap Medicare
• Say Lybia action wasn't right
• Would ban Super PACS
• Oppose cutting Social Security
• Oppose cutting SS annual increase
• 50% support federal funding of campaigns