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 »
Trump Could Definitely Beat Biden
Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 Republican primary is not certain. But it now looks more than merely likely. … Without question, Trump is an exceptionally weak general-election candidate. To no small extent, his personal odiousness does much of the Democratic Party’s persuasion-and-mobilization work for it. … But that doesn’t […] Read more »
Will the 2024 presidential election be 2020 all over again?
With President Joe Biden announcing his 2024 presidential campaign earlier this week, Americans are facing a similar sight: Biden and former President Donald Trump appear to be the most likely options to be the Democratic and Republican candidates, respectively, according to early polling. Of course, it’s far too early to […] Read more »
Biden Begins Reelection Bid at Low Point in His Presidency
As Joe Biden begins his reelection campaign, his job approval rating among the U.S. public has slipped to 37%, the lowest Gallup has measured for him to date. Biden’s job approval has been in the low 40% range for most of the past 19 months, apart from the current reading […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Voters favor gun limits over arming citizens to reduce gun violence
After a series of mass shootings this spring, including the killing of several students at a private Christian school in Tennessee, voters would prefer focusing on specific gun control measures rather than arming citizens to reduce gun violence. A new Fox News Poll finds most voters favor the following proposals: […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Two-thirds say abortion pill should be legal
A majority of American voters thinks the FDA-approved prescription medication used to end a pregnancy, mifepristone, should be legal. That’s from the latest Fox News Poll, which measured opinions on the controversial issue, as well as attitudes toward a Supreme Court whose decisions are reshaping public policy on abortion. Approval […] Read more »