More Americans approve of the job congressional Republicans are doing than of congressional Democrats’ performance — 40% vs. 35%. … The latest readings for these measures, from a Feb. 17-28 poll, are Gallup’s first since the Dec. 18 impeachment of Trump in the U.S. House of Representatives and his subsequent […] Read more »
Danger Signs Abound for Sanders in Michigan — and Elsewhere
Key Points • Ahead of several delegate-rich contests this month, both national and state-level polls suggest that Joe Biden is solidifying his lead over Bernie Sanders.• Though a handful of states will be voting tomorrow, Michigan, given its significance in the 2016 primary, will be a focal point of the […] Read more »
Mitch McConnell’s Senate majority is in danger
Joe Biden’s remarkable change of fortune in the presidential race is coinciding with Senate Democrats’ growing optimism that they can win control of the upper chamber in this year’s elections. Those hopes had dimmed when Bernie Sanders emerged as a leading contender to become the party’s presidential nominee. With the […] Read more »
Iowa Poll: Joni Ernst’s approval rating slips as she mounts reelection campaign
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst’s approval rating has fallen among all Iowans as she begins mounting her re-election campaign, but a plurality of Iowa voters say they would definitely vote to re-elect her. According to a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll, Ernst’s approval rating has slipped from a high point […] Read more »
Americans’ Reactions to the Word ‘Socialism’
The word “socialism” is likely to resonate throughout the 2020 election campaign, regardless of which candidate eventually gets the Democratic Party nomination. … What does the word “socialism” mean to the average American? Thanks to the reintroduction of the term into the political discourse by Sanders (and other politicians like […] Read more »
Views on the White House, Congress, and the Country’s Leaders
Few Americans have a high degree of trust in most of the country’s institutions and leadership. Overall, 43% approve of how Trump is handling his job as president and 56% disapprove. Twenty percent approve of how Congress is handling its job, and 79% disapprove. CONT. Associated Press-NORC Center for Public […] Read more »