Listen To The American People

So a certain senator from Texas said this week, “Unfortunately, once again, it appears the Washington establishment is refusing to listen to the American people.’’ So this is what the American people are saying. Is anyone listening?

CLINTON SWEEPS DEMS, TOPS REPUBLICANS IN 2016 RACE, QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY NATIONAL POLL FINDS;

AMERICAN VOTERS SAY 3-1 KEEP GUNS OUT OF STARBUCKS

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton dominates the 2016 presidential field, winning the support of 61 percent of Democrats and holding double-digit leads over leading Republican contenders, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today.

Among Democrats, Clinton tops Vice President Joseph Biden 61 – 11 percent, with 7 percent for U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and 2 percent for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. No other candidate tops 1 percent, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe- ack) University poll finds.

The Republican field is more mixed, with 17 percent for U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, 13 percent for New Jersey Gov. Christopher Christie, 12 percent for U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, 11 percent for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and 10 percent each for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin.

In womano-a-mano matchups, Clinton tops leading Republicans:

-- 49 to 36 percent over Christie;

-- 53 to 36 percent over Paul;

-- 54 to 31 percent over Cruz.



American voters support background checks for all gun-buyers 89 – 9 percent, basically unchanged from the results of several Quinnipiac University polls conducted in the months after the Sandy Hook massacre. Voters in households where there is a gun support background checks 88 – 11 percent, with no group falling below 80 percent on this measure.

Voters support stricter gun control laws generally 54 – 41 percent, with voters in gun households opposed 56 – 40 percent.

But voters say 61 – 32 percent that stricter gun laws would not have prevented the Washington Navy Yard massacre last month.

Voters support 66 – 23 percent, including 52 – 35 percent in gun households, Starbucks' request that customers not bring guns into their stores. Starbucks' request makes them more likely to sip there, 15 percent say, while 11 percent say less likely and 72 percent say it won't make a difference in where they get their coffee.

"Americans somewhat favor more gun control but more than three in five say stricter gun control would not have stopped the Washington Navy Yard shooter," Brown said.

"Two-thirds of voters prefer their Starbucks coffee without a shot as they back the coffee- seller's plea to keep guns out of the store."