Views of U.S. economy improve but remain low; debt ceiling uncertainty looms

Views of the nation’s economy have ticked back up — though they remain a long way from good. And amid mixed economic messages and reports, there’s little consensus among Americans on which way the economy is headed from here. In another sign of uncertainty as debt ceiling talks continue, Americans’ […] Read more »

Few Americans are excited about a Biden-Trump rematch, Post-ABC poll finds

President Biden and former president Donald Trump may have each drawn a record number of votes in 2020, but at this early stage in the 2024 election cycle, Americans show little enthusiasm for a rematch between the two well-known yet unpopular leaders, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll. Neither […] Read more »

Record numbers are worse off, a recipe for political discontent

Four in 10 Americans say they’ve gotten worse off financially since Joe Biden became president, the most in ABC News/Washington Post polls dating back 37 years. Political fallout includes poor performance ratings for Biden and a tight hypothetical Biden/Trump rematch next year. Given disaffection with both leaders, a rerun of […] Read more »

St. Bonaventure/Siena Research survey reveals 70% of Americans are sports fans, 21% avid; football clearly king

Seventy percent of Americans say they are sports fans, according to a new national survey of more than 3,200 United States residents released today by the Siena College Research Institute and St. Bonaventure University’s Jandoli School of Communication. Twenty-one percent of Americans are “Avid” fans who watch sports, sports news, […] Read more »