If talks in Singapore between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un conclude with anything short of a collapse, Trump will hail it as a great historical achievement. That’s fair enough, and he’d probably get a boost in the polls. Yet history shows that public-opinion gains for […] Read more »
Meet the New Boss. Actually Quite Different From the Old Boss.
… For four decades, from 1968 to 2008, what was loosely described as the Republican establishment — the party’s congressional leaders, campaign operatives, donors, lobbyists and special interests — reigned supreme. Every four years, the party’s presidential nominee secured the establishment’s stamp of approval. Endorsements from governors and senators — […] Read more »
Trump’s Re-Elect Figures Similar to Those of Obama, Clinton
U.S. registered voters solidly believe that President Donald Trump does not deserve to be re-elected, by 59% to 37%. The percentage of voters who say Trump deserves re-election is essentially identical to that of Bill Clinton and Barack Obama at the time of the 1994 and 2010 midterm elections, respectively. […] Read more »
Public Rates Presidents: Kennedy, Reagan, Obama at Top, Nixon, Johnson, Trump at Bottom
As Americans prepare to celebrate Presidents’ Day, they rate John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan the best of recent chief executives, according to a new poll conducted by Ipsos in conjunction with the University of Virginia Center for Politics. The Center for Politics and Ipsos collaborated to survey Americans’ views […] Read more »
Obama’s First Retrospective Job Approval Rating Is 63%
Barack Obama’s legacy appears to be on the right track, as 63% of Americans in hindsight say they approve of the way he handled his job. CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
Trump is the Republican Party, and the party is Trump
… There has been a bit of a debate in recent days about how Republicans skeptical of Trump’s presidency should respond to it. Is it incumbent on those who oppose him to boycott the GOP? Should Republicans instead agree with his policies while keeping a wary eye on his behavior? […] Read more »