Half of Americans approve and about half disapprove of how Joe Biden is handling his job as president, a significant drop from the president’s approval rating earlier this year. Just 34% of Americans say the country is headed in the right direction, down from about half who felt that way […] Read more »
Democrats Could Be Damned if They Do, Damned if They Don’t
… Democrats are correct when they say that many of the individual elements in the pair of spending packages—the more traditional, physical-infrastructure bill, and the expansion of the social safety net via reconciliation—score well when tested in polls. If enacted, they’ll surely prove as popular as Obamacare. After all, while […] Read more »
Three-quarters of Americans believe things in this country are off on the wrong track
Only a quarter of Americans believe the country is headed in the right direction as the economy and public health remain the top concerns. … The proportion of Americans who disapprove of President Biden’s performance in office remains higher than those who approve this week, with 50% disapproving and 46% […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Tight race for Virginia governor
Virginia voters give Democrat Terry McAuliffe the advantage over Republican Glenn Youngkin by 48-44 percent in the race for governor, according to a new Fox News Poll. This benchmark survey of the Virginia governor’s race shows it is still up for grabs. That four percentage-point edge is within the survey’s […] Read more »
Polarization over vaccine mandate rules underscores difficulty for U.S. to slow pandemic
Public support for the Biden administration’s drive to get more people vaccinated for COVID-19 is largely split along partisan lines, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. While employers in some sectors and parts of the country are reporting that a vast majority of workers are complying with new vaccine […] Read more »
Biden’s Approval Rating Recovers Some From Last Month’s Low, An NPR Poll Finds
Since the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan a month ago, President Biden’s approval rating has recovered some in the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. Last month, just 43% of survey respondents approved of how he was doing his job and a majority — 51% — disapproved. Since then, Biden has gained […] Read more »