What a difference a month makes. A new CNN/ORC International poll indicates a dramatic turnaround in the battle for control of Congress in next year’s midterm elections. Democrats a month ago held a 50%-42% advantage among registered voters in a generic ballot, which asked respondents to choose between a Democrat […] Read more »
Stay focused on the big picture, Dems
… Obama’s campaign pollster, Joel Benenson, is distributing a new memo among Dems, arguing that even at this moment of terrible press for the health law, the voters’ preoccupation remains elsewhere. … The argument from the White House appears designed to stiffen Dem spines, by urging them to remember the […] Read more »
Obama’s Second-Term Swoon
A new set of polls this week suggests the continuing problems of the Affordable Care Act’s rollout have hit President Barack Obama’s presidency hard. A new Gallup poll has Mr. Obama at 40% approval. A CBS News poll has him at 37%. The administration’s troubles with the law’s implementation and […] Read more »
Anti-Incumbent Fever Won’t Oust Many Incumbents
If you think about it, all the ingredients necessary for a political explosion are in place: Congress’s unfavorable ratings are at record-high levels, and, according to Gallup, its favorable ratings are down to 9 percent (who knew members had so many friends and family?). A large segment of the electorate […] Read more »
On ACA, Democrats Need More Offense, Less Defense
With no sign that the troubled roll-out of Obamacare will be getting better any time soon, there is growing speculation that nervous Congressional Democrats will ultimately join GOPers in calling for the law to be scrapped. That would be foolish. More importantly, it also won’t insulate them from the political […] Read more »
Record Low Poll Numbers Spell Uncertain Future For Both Parties
Americans are utterly fed up with Washington. That’s the takeaway from the latest round of public opinion polls. Approval ratings for just about every leader and political institution from the president to Congress are now at record lows. NPR’s national political correspondent Mara Liasson reports on why and what the […] Read more »