Half of Americans say the debt ceiling issue should be dealt with cleanly, while just 1 in 4 want to tie it to federal spending negotiations, according to the Monmouth University Poll. A plurality agrees with predictions that the country will suffer significant economic problems if the debt ceiling is […] Read more »
Where voters stand on Biden and Trump’s mental fitness as the 2024 race takes off
As the field of candidates running for president grows, more Americans are concerned about the mental fitness of the two leading candidates than not, a new PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll finds. A month into Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, 62 percent of Americans say that the question of his mental fitness is […] Read more »
DeSantis camp puts cart before horse race
The cornerstone of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s campaign for the Republican presidential nomination is clearly going to be that he is more electable than former President Trump. DeSantis’s own statements push that narrative. And conveniently—but likely not coincidentally—as DeSantis prepares his official announcement, several polls have come out that show […] Read more »
CNN Poll: 60% say debt ceiling increase should come with spending cuts
Sixty percent of Americans say Congress should only raise the nation’s debt ceiling if it cuts spending at the same time, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, as the government’s June 1 “hard deadline” to avoid economic catastrophe looms large over Washington. Few see President Joe Biden […] Read more »
Concerns about Biden’s reelection swamped by fear of Trump in swing voter focus groups
Nearly all of the 15 gathered swing state voters described feeling negative emotions when they saw President Biden on a television or computer screens — “confused,” “concern,” “worry,” “sad,” “sorry” and even “panicked.” Every single one said they wished Biden and his old Republican foe Donald Trump were not running […] Read more »
Negative views of the direction of the country and the national economy persist
The country continues to hold negative views of the direction of the country and the condition of the economy. Only 21% of adults believe the country is headed in the right direction. This includes 36% of Democrats and 7% of Republicans. Twenty-four percent of the public says the economy is […] Read more »