… Conservatives and tea party activists insist that Republicans will be rewarded for going to the barricades to stop the health-care law. And just about every poll shows that, three years after its passage, Obamacare remains unpopular with voters. In the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll, 52 percent said they disapprove […] Read more »
In Washington, countdown to a shutdown
… As one Republican pollster told me, though a majority of voters don’t like Obamacare, they’re not angry enough about it to risk a fiscal crisis that could hurt the economy. So why are Republican lawmakers hearing a different message? Because most of them represent districts so conservative that they […] Read more »
Fight over spending, debt and health law has risks for Republicans and Obama
… The latest Washington Post-ABC News poll shows that a majority of Americans say that they oppose the law—52 percent, compared with 42 percent who favor it. Among Republicans, 78 percent oppose it, and 68 percent of Republicans oppose it strongly. Overall, Democrats like the act, although 31 percent of […] Read more »
Polls give both sides ammunition in shutdown fight
With the clock ticking down toward a possible government shutdown over a bitter partisan battle over the new health care law, both sides appear to be digging in. In this dangerous game of political chicken, public opinion could be crucial, and right now polls suggest both the White House and […] Read more »
Public Splits on Debt Limit Even with Fears of Damage
Americans are expressing conflicted attitudes about the next round of budget battles in Washington, with the public evenly divided on increasing the nation’s debt limit – yet also broadly concerned about economic impact of failing to do so. Forty-six percent in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll favor raising the […] Read more »
Why you shouldn’t pay any attention to debt ceiling numbers right now
A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal national poll shows that twice as many people oppose raising the debt ceiling as support it!!! Before the political machine gets itself too wound up over this data point, let’s make one thing clear: this polling question should not be taken as evidence of […] Read more »