Keeping tabs on the most popular – and unpopular – candidate positions in the NBC poll

… Tackling inflation and high prices are among the most popular positions and qualities a 2022 candidate can have. And the least popular are wanting the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, being endorsed by either President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump, and believing Trump won […] Read more »

Politico-Harvard poll: Big domestic spending bills seen as stoking inflation

Democrats trying to salvage parts of the Biden social spending agenda will find a limited number of issues that resonate with voters heading into the midterm elections, according to a POLITICO-Harvard survey that shows significant concern over whether big-ticket items could lead to more inflation. Respondents think free universal pre-K, […] Read more »

GOP Has Congress Edge by Default

Congressional Republicans have a small edge over their Democratic colleagues on a dubious metric – they are slightly less likely to be seen as lacking concern for the average American’s financial well-being. This, along with a continuing decline in President Joe Biden’s job rating, contributes to a small preference for […] Read more »

2021 CBS News polling: What Americans thought about COVID-19, Biden, the January 6 attack and more

2021 was a year of ups and downs in the minds of the American public. The year began with public concern about the state of U.S. democracy, yet positive ratings for newly-elected President Joe Biden; ratings that would turn more negative over the course of the year. In the spring, […] Read more »

A new poll finds major warning signs for Biden and fellow Democrats

Americans don’t feel the direct payments or expanded child tax credits doled out earlier this year helped them much, according to the latest NPR/Marist poll, and they don’t see Democrats’ signature legislation as addressing their top economic concern — inflation. Additionally, they’re down on the job President Biden is doing, […] Read more »