Joseph R. Biden Jr. was supposed to be another Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democratic president who enacted transformative liberal legislation and in doing so built a lasting political coalition. … The decision to prioritize the goals of his party’s activist base over the issues prioritized by voters is more reminiscent […] Read more »
Why comparing the 2022 midterm dynamics to 1966 is risky
Democrats lost 47 House seats in the 1966 midterm elections, and that result still “haunts” them, wrote Washington Post columnist Charles Lane recently. But should it? After noting President Joe Biden’s solid job approval numbers and widespread predictions of a strong economic recovery over the next year and a half, […] Read more »
Trump thought war with Iran could help reelect Obama. What about Trump?
The president who once mused about a president attacking Iran to win reelection has now inched closer to war with Iran — in his own reelection year. But if President Trump truly thinks a new war in the Middle East might help him win, he might want to think again. […] Read more »
Obama Tops Public’s List of Best President in Their Lifetime, Followed by Clinton, Reagan
When asked which president has done the best job in their lifetimes, more Americans name Barack Obama than any other president. More than four-in-ten (44%) say Obama is the best or second best president of their lifetimes, compared with about a third who mention Bill Clinton (33%) or Ronald Reagan […] Read more »
Public Rates Presidents: Kennedy, Reagan, Obama at Top, Nixon, Johnson, Trump at Bottom
As Americans prepare to celebrate Presidents’ Day, they rate John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan the best of recent chief executives, according to a new poll conducted by Ipsos in conjunction with the University of Virginia Center for Politics. The Center for Politics and Ipsos collaborated to survey Americans’ views […] Read more »
Obama’s First Retrospective Job Approval Rating Is 63%
Barack Obama’s legacy appears to be on the right track, as 63% of Americans in hindsight say they approve of the way he handled his job. CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »