Americans are less divided on key issues than a lot of pundits would have you think. On the question of overseeing big banks and the financial system, Americans show none of the divisions Washington lawmakers do.
Ten years after the 2008 financial crisis, American voters, across party lines and other demographics, still support tougher regulation of Wall Street. I have surveyed public opinion now for 6 years and have been struck repeatedly how this issue simply will not fade, even with President Trump openly badmouthing the Dodd-Frank law passed after the crisis. Even as regulators seem eager to tear down the reforms of the last decade, Americans of all stripes support the Dodd-Frank law, and want more, not less enforcement of the rules on the financial services industry.
