Consumer sentiment sinks, challenges rise

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Consumer sentiment fell in February to its lowest level in the past decade, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers.

Importantly, the loss was still entirely due to a 12.9% decline among households with incomes of $100,000 or more, a group that has a significant impact on consumer spending, said U-M economist Richard Curtin, director of the surveys. CONTINUED

University of Michigan

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Fox News Poll: Majority favors nominating an African-American woman to SCOTUS

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President Joe Biden pledged to nominate the first Black woman to the high court during his 2020 campaign, and voters support him doing that: 63% favor the move, while 28% oppose it, according to the latest Fox News poll. …

Majorities are favorable across the board, with Democrats (91%), Black voters (81%), Hispanic voters (71%), voters under age 30 (70%) and women (65%) the most receptive. CONTINUED

Victoria Balara, Fox News

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Fox News Poll: Republicans maintain advantage in generic midterm ballot

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In an early snapshot of the 2022 midterm elections, Republicans maintain a narrow advantage over Democrats on the generic congressional ballot — as voters say they are less likely to support a candidate endorsed by either President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump, according to the latest Fox News survey of registered voters.

If the election for Congress were today, 49% would vote for the Republican candidate in their district, while 45% would go for the Democrat. This is the third straight month when the GOP has had the advantage: Republicans held a 1-point edge last month (44% vs. 43%) and were up by 4 points in December (43% vs. 39%). CONTINUED

Victoria Balara, Fox News

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NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll: A majority says Biden’s first year was a failure

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Rising inflation, a continuing pandemic, a foreign policy misstep in Afghanistan and Democratic infighting all marred President Biden’s first year, and now a majority of respondents to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll say his first year was a “failure.”

In all, 56% said Biden’s first year in office was a failure, versus just 39% who said it was a success. What’s more, 54% said he’s not fulfilling his campaign promises, and 52% said he has done more to divide the country than unite it, despite uniting the country being a pillar of Biden’s 2020 presidential run. CONTINUED

Domenico Montanaro, NPR News

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Washington Post-ABC News poll: Americans divided over whether first Black female justice will make a difference

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About half of Americans say having a Black woman on the Supreme Court for the first time would not make a difference for the country, but almost as many say it would be a good thing, a Washington Post-ABC News poll finds. Four percent say it would be a bad thing.

Only two Black men have ever served on the nation’s highest court — the late Justice Thurgood Marshall and current Justice Clarence Thomas — and Black Americans are the most enthusiastic about adding a Black woman. A 65 percent majority of Black Americans say it would be good for the country, with 33 percent saying it would make no difference, according to the poll. CONTINUED

Robert Barnes & Emily Guskin, Washington Post

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56% of Americans think Biden’s first year was a failure

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When President Joe Biden gives his State of the Union address on March 1, he’ll be facing an American public that is largely dissatisfied with his presidency so far, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.

A majority of Americans — 56 percent — say Biden’s time in office to date amounts to failure — roughly the same proportion of people who felt that way after Trump’s first year in office. That number includes 91 percent of Republicans and 66 percent of independents. Another 39 percent of Americans overall, including 80 percent of Democrats, say Biden’s presidency has been a success. CONTINUED

Laura Santhanam, PBS NewsHour

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