Americans are as dissatisfied with the U.S. military campaign against ISIS as they were during the Iraq War’s least popular days, according to a new CNN/ORC poll released Monday. And nearly the same percent of people blame President Barack Obama’s policies for the current situation in Iraq as those who […] Read more »
Republicans want to make Iraq a winning issue in 2016 — and it just might work
Republican presidential hopefuls are actively angling to turn Iraq — an unpopular war that sent George W. Bush’s approval ratings to record lows — into a winning issue for their party in 2016. And there’s reason to believe it just might work. While the Iraq war continues to be unpopular, […] Read more »
Jeb Bush’s Bumbling On Iraq May Hurt Him Later Rather Than Sooner
Jeb Bush is having a bad week. He can’t quite figure out what to say about the Iraq War. First he said he would have authorized the invasion given what he knows now. Then he said he misunderstood the question. Later, Bush said he wouldn’t talk about hypotheticals. Now, he […] Read more »
Managing Government Key Part of a President’s Image
Most Americans believe that managing government effectively is an important requirement for a good president, and in recent years, sitting presidents’ ratings on this trait have closely matched their overall job approval ratings. Currently, 44% of Americans say that President Barack Obama is an effective manager of government, while 48% […] Read more »
The Mystery of the Missing Evangelicals
Republicans haven’t won the presidency for two cycles now — and, for many party faithful, a perceived lack of support among evangelical voters is to blame. … The missing evangelical vote has been cited as a key factor by 2016 GOP hopefuls such as Sen. Ted Cruz and former tech […] Read more »
Obama Approval Ratings For 7th Year Top George W. Bush’s So Far
A direct comparison of the Gallup approval ratings between the last two U.S. presidents shows that President Obama has enjoyed significantly higher approval ratings than his predecessor, George W. Bush, at the same juncture in their time in office. CONT. David Knowles, Bloomberg Politics Read more »