The paradox of a possible 2016 presidential race between Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush is that each would be seeking to lead a party that has largely abandoned the policies associated with their family name. … The combination of a shifting electoral coalition, stormier economic climate, and growing congressional polarization […] Read more »
Clinton, Elder Bush Most Positively Rated Living Presidents
Americans view each of the four former living presidents more positively than negatively, while giving Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush higher favorable ratings than George W. Bush and Jimmy Carter. Current President Barack Obama has a net-negative favorable rating. CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
Bill Clinton Most Admired President of Last 25 Years
Bill Clinton is by far the most admired president of the last quarter century, a new poll shows, underscoring how much he has done to burnish his profile since leaving the White House in 2000. Asked which president of the last 25 years they admired most, some 42% of respondents […] Read more »
Will Obama Ever Be Popular Again?
Barack Obama has had an unusual presidency, winning election twice with a majority of the vote, yet frequently saddled with a job approval rating below 50 percent. In fact, only during his “honeymoon” period in 2009 and around his reelection in 2012 has a majority of the population approved of […] Read more »
Public Opinion on the ‘4s’ Through Recent History
Now that we are firmly ensconced in the summer of 2014, it is a good time to take stock of what was on the American public’s mind 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, and 60 years ago — in the early summer of previous years ending in “4” going back to […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Voters say Obama has made America weaker
By a decisive 20 percentage-point margin, Americans think the country is weaker under the leadership of President Obama, whose White House is seen as less competent than the previous two administrations. CONT. Dana Blanton, Fox News Read more »