Democrats have lost their advantage and Republicans now have a slight edge in the battle for control of Congress, according to a new national poll. A CNN/ORC International survey released Thursday also indicates that President Barack Obama may be dragging down Democratic congressional candidates, and that the 2014 midterm elections […] Read more »
2014: Another election about Obamacare
Here we go again. 2014 will be the third election in a row in which Obamacare is the central issue. The Affordable Care Act, which President Barack Obama signed into law in March 2010, contributed to a fierce voter backlash against Democrats in November 2010. After the Supreme Court upheld […] Read more »
The Effect of Congress’s Productivity Drop
It’s been a tough year for the U.S. Congress. This week, it wrapped up its least-productive session in 40 years, measured by new laws passed. And polls show its approval rating is near record lows. Going into the 2014 midterm election, those numbers would seem to inflame voters and foreshadow […] Read more »
14 For ‘14: Some Bold Predictions for the New Year
As we wrap up our publishing schedule for 2013, we looked into the Crystal Ball to offer some predictions for next year. While the picture is still a little hazy for the 2014 midterms, we’ve got some other prognostications related to the political year to come and some hints about […] Read more »
Obama suffers most from year of turmoil, poll finds
President Obama is ending his fifth year in office matching the worst public approval ratings of his presidency, with record numbers of Americans saying they disapprove of his job performance and his once-hefty advantages over Republicans in Congress eroded in many areas, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. […] Read more »
A Drop in Opposition to Obamacare Helps Stabilize a Struggling Presidency
Public opposition to the new health care law has eased in the past month, enough to help level off Barack Obama’s falling popularity – but not to turn it around. Fifty-five percent of Americans in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll disapprove of the president’s job performance overall, unchanged from […] Read more »