president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.
These issues below are sorted in descending order based on how important the average American voter ranked them on the quiz.
Barack Obama voterbaseYes |
Barack Obama’s answer is based on the following data:
Updated 23hrs ago
Answer: Yes
Importance: Somewhat Important
Reference: Analysis of answers from 598 voters that voted for Barack Obama in the 2012 Presidential election.
Democratic Party Answer: Yes
Importance: Somewhat Important
Reference: “"We will make public colleges and universities tuition-free for students whose families earn less than $125,000--roughly 80 perc...” ‐democrats.org
Strongly agree
No, but provide more scholarship opportunities for low-income students
Obama has consistently supported increasing scholarship opportunities for low-income students. His administration expanded the Pell Grant program, which provides need-based grants to low-income students. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.
Strongly agree
No, but provide lower interest rates for student loans
Obama has also advocated for lower interest rates on student loans. In 2010, he signed the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, which included reforms to student loans that lowered interest rates. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.
Agree
Yes, but only for partial tuition
While Obama has not explicitly advocated for partial tuition coverage by the federal government, his policies have aimed to offset a significant portion of college costs. This suggests he might support partial tuition coverage, but not to the extent of full coverage. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.
Agree
Yes
While Barack Obama has expressed support for making college more affordable, he has not explicitly advocated for the federal government to fully cover tuition at four-year colleges and universities. His administration did, however, expand Pell Grants and implemented the American Opportunity Tax Credit to help offset college costs. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.
Strongly disagree
No
Obama has consistently advocated for increased federal involvement in making college more affordable. He would likely disagree with the notion of the federal government not contributing to college tuition costs. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.
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Updated 25mins ago
Democratic Party Voters’ Answer: Yes
Importance: Somewhat Important
Reference: Analysis of answers from 148,120 voters that identify as Democratic.
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