Amid Debt Crisis, Ratings of Biden, Congress Still Low

Amid tense negotiations to raise the federal government’s debt ceiling and avoid default, President Joe Biden’s latest job approval rating of 39% is just two percentage points higher than his personal low recorded last month. Meanwhile, Americans’ approval of the job Congress is doing has edged up four points since […] Read more »

Trump Doubles Lead Over DeSantis In 2024 GOP Primary Race; 65% Of Voters Think Biden Is Too Old For Second Term

As the field of Republican presidential contenders in the 2024 primary race develops, former President Donald Trump remains at the top of the list of declared or potential candidates with 56 percent support among Republican and Republican leaning voters, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis with 25 percent, according to […] Read more »

Will 2024 be a personality contest or a policy debate?

Here are a few thoughts this week as we await the outcome of the debt ceiling battle. What will the 2024 election be about? It may seem obvious to ask this most basic of questions about the next election, but the answer will likely decide its outcome. So, perhaps, a […] Read more »

Why are so many Americans unhappy with the state of the US today? Here’s what they said in CNN’s latest poll

It’s one of the most commonly asked poll questions: How do Americans feel about the state of the nation? And recently, the answer has usually been a negative one. But figuring out why people are unhappy is complicated. CNN’s latest polling asked Americans whether things in the country were going […] Read more »