Key Points• Presidential party midterm losses are a regular feature of American politics.• President Biden’s numbers are weak as well. But it may be that Democrats are insulated in some ways from a potential “shellacking.”• Democrats are very likely to lose their House majority, although their total net loss is […] Read more »
U.S. Approval Ratings Retreat After Afghanistan Withdrawal
After a strong rebound during President Joe Biden’s first six months in office, approval ratings of U.S. leadership around the world slipped in the second half of the year, coinciding with the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. … Biden ended his first year in office with a 45% median approval rating […] Read more »
A recession would only deepen Democratic woes
As awful as the last 15 months have been for Democrats since they completed the electoral trifecta of winning control of the White House, the House, and the Senate, there is a strong chance that things get a lot worse. Last summer it was Afghanistan that began to weigh down […] Read more »
Biden Approval Rating Shows Signs Of Life — But Not Among Independents
President Joe Biden’s approval rating has continued to surface after plunging to deeply unpopular levels early this year, the April IBD/TIPP Poll finds. But the recovery has been one-dimensional — almost entirely among Democrats — as rampant inflation causes widespread financial stress among American households. … With Covid remaining under […] Read more »
Half of Americans report gas prices causing financial hardship
A new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds that half of Americans are experiencing financial hardship due to high gas prices, with one in five reporting “serious” difficulties. Americans blame lots of actors for the current prices including Russian President Putin, oil companies, and President Biden and the Democrats. These pressures potentially […] Read more »
In economic views, inflation outweighs jobs
This week’s positive jobs report and the stronger employment rate aren’t entirely lost on Americans — just outweighed when they rate the economy. Many do say the job market is good and that jobs have increased over the last year – but it’s still inflation driving views, and even those […] Read more »