This week’s Ipsos’ Core Political finds Americans remain pessimistic about the direction of the country and most concerned about the economy and war and foreign conflict. President Joe Biden’s presidential approval rating remains stable. CONTINUED Ipsos The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and insightful […] Read more »
Public Expresses Mixed Views of U.S. Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Three weeks into Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine, nearly half of Americans (47%) approve of the Biden administration’s handling of the Russian invasion, while about four-in-ten (39%) disapprove; 13% say they are not sure. Roughly a third of Americans (32%) say that the United States is providing about the right […] Read more »
Code Red on the Democratic Brand
Politics is not a complicated game to win. Either your party fields compelling candidates that voters mostly like or your party offers a compelling and relevant enough agenda that voters mostly support. The one thing a party can’t do and expect to win is suffer double-digit deficits to the other […] Read more »
Don’t rely on voters’ poll answers on gas prices or a no-fly zone
Voters, most of whom do not follow politics hour by hour, are unreliable indicators of what they want. Given how little time many voters spend “studying the issues,” the media and elected officials should be wary about finding clarity, let alone consistency, in what the people want. A case in […] Read more »
Biden states will decide who controls the Senate
The one silver lining for Democrats on an otherwise stormy political horizon may be the map of states with competitive Senate races this fall. All of the Senate contests both sides consider the most competitive will be in states that Joe Biden won in 2020, albeit in most cases narrowly. […] Read more »
Biden’s Ukraine leadership may not help Democrats at the ballot box
President Joe Biden has maintained impressive unity among Western allies in leading the strong coordinated response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine. At home, Biden has gratified Democratic campaign strategists lately with tactical adjustments. He smacked away the far left’s counterproductive “defund the police” slogan in his State […] Read more »