Americans divide almost evenly over whether they have more confidence in the newly empowered Republicans in the US House of Representatives (51%) or in President Joe Biden (49%) to deal with the major issues facing the country today, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. But asked about […] Read more »
Biden Approval Rating Slips As Gas Prices Fall But Younger Adults Turn Cool
President Joe Biden’s approval rating has fallen to a four-month low, even as inflation’s bite begins to ease, with gas prices down 35% from their June peak, the December IBD/TIPP Poll finds. Biden’s job approval rating slipped nine-tenths of a point to 44.6 in the new IBD/TIPP Poll. The IBD/TIPP […] Read more »
We Asked Americans To Explain Their 2022 Votes — And How They’re Thinking About 2024
The 2022 midterms are now in the rearview mirror, but Americans have only begun to process the ramifications on politics and government. … With all of that in mind, we’re wrapping up our FiveThirtyEight/Ipsos panel survey by looking at which issues drove Americans’ votes in the midterm election as well […] Read more »
Gretchen Whitmer Rejected False Choices. All Democrats Should.
… For Democrats, much of the debate about running in and winning big northern industrial states is that we have to choose a style of campaign. Either we talk to blue-collar voters about issues like economics and manufacturing, or we talk to suburban women about abortion. Either we use progressive […] Read more »
Economic Confidence Shows Slight Uptick; Still Negative
Americans’ assessments of the U.S. economy improved slightly in November and early December but remain decidedly negative. Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index increased from -45 in October to -39 in the latest survey. The index had been as low as -58 in June this year. Americans continue to be less confident […] Read more »
Young voters’ enthusiasm for Democrats waned during midterms
Young voters who have been critical to Democratic successes in recent elections showed signs in November’s midterms that their enthusiasm may be waning, a potential warning sign for a party that will need their strong backing heading into the 2024 presidential race. Voters under 30 went 53% for Democratic House […] Read more »