Three new national polls came out recently showing President Obama’s approval ratings falling to the low 40% range, which puts them at or near the lowest of his presidency. The drop in support came in the wake of a series of bad news, including the VA scandal, the ongoing IRS […] Read more »
The Irony of the Dynasty
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 »
Obama, Cheney and the War in Iraq
When President Obama says, as he did today, “American combat troops are not going to be fighting in Iraq again,” he’s reflecting not only his own policy preferences but also a steady theme in U.S. public opinion. And as former Vice President Dick Cheney and other Bush administration officials rejoin […] 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 »