Pomp and circumstance returned just in time for President Biden to deliver an outstanding State of the Union address (SOTU) yesterday. … While it was a great speech, don’t overestimate its likely impact. Rarely do State of the Union speeches yield significant or lasting effect on presidents’ approval ratings. While […] Read more »
Wisconsin: Poll finds inflation fears up, pandemic fears down; primary candidates not yet well known
With just more than five months until Wisconsin’s Aug. 9 primary election, a new Marquette Law School Poll survey of state voters finds that about half of both Republican and Democratic voters say they don’t know whom they support in the races for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate […] Read more »
What Biden’s State of the Union Speech Was For
President Joe Biden sought to repair Americans’ faith in his leadership with a forceful State of the Union address last night that portrayed him as a resolute champion of financially squeezed families at home and freedom abroad. … The speech was the performance of a president who remains confident in […] Read more »
Americans increasingly concerned about war and foreign conflict
This week’s Ipsos’ Core Political, fielded February 28 – March 1, before President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, finds Americans increasingly concerned about war and foreign conflict as their approval of Joe Biden’s presidential performance remains stable. A separate Reuters/Ipsos poll also fielded February 28 through March 1, […] Read more »
Two in five Americans approve of how President Biden has handled Russia and Ukraine
A new Reuters/Ipsos poll, fielded February 28 through March 1, 2022, follows up with Americans regarding their feelings on the Russia-Ukraine conflict and President Joe Biden’s handling of the situation. Over four in five (85%) Americans say they are familiar with the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, while 13% say […] Read more »
Most speech watchers say State of the Union made them feel optimistic, proud
Most Americans who watched President Biden’s first State of the Union address approved of what they heard, and many said it made them feel optimistic and proud. After nearly two years of the coronavirus pandemic, more than half who tuned in Tuesday night said the speech made them feel like […] Read more »