… Political leaders have to address the priorities of the electorate. It’s becoming increasingly clear that Biden is not just off message with Build Back Better, he’s off policy priorities; and it’s showing in his numbers. Overall, his job rating in our Nov. 22-24 Winning the Issues survey was 42 […] Read more »
Poll Hub: Americans’ Economic Concerns & Women’s Sports
Our new NPR/Marist Poll digs into the top economic concerns of Americans and how the Build Back Better bill may – or may not – impact Joe Biden’s falling approval ratings. Then, we talk with the Director of the Center for Sports Communication at Marist College to look at our […] Read more »
Joe Biden’s Big Squeeze
… The Democrats had a plan to rescue their party and the country: Biden would steer clear of the faddish slogans and radical demands that had seized his party’s base and focus relentlessly on practical benefits desired by the working-class voters who had deserted Democrats for Donald Trump. … Eleven […] Read more »
Biden Approval, Legislation and the American Public
President Joe Biden signed the new $1.2 trillion “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act” into law this week. From the American public’s perspective, this is a big deal. I wrote about the public’s desire to have more of their federal money spent on infrastructure as far back as 2016, saying at […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Biden’s ratings down, as voters say he’s focused on wrong things
There’s no way to spin the latest Fox News poll numbers — they are that bad for President Joe Biden. … Biden currently receives his lowest marks on a Fox News survey: approval stands at 44 percent, while 54 percent disapprove. It was 46-53 percent last month. His best, 56-43 […] Read more »
Biden’s economic plan bets on blue collars, from infrastructure to child care
The bipartisan infrastructure bill that President Joe Biden signed into law Monday marks a milestone in his effort to reorient Democratic economic policy away from the strategy of his party’s past two presidents. The sweeping infrastructure plan — which funds some $550 billion in new spending on roads, bridges, ports, […] Read more »