Fifty-four percent of Americans want political leaders in Washington to compromise to get things done. This far outpaces the 18% who would prefer that leaders stick to their beliefs even if little gets done, while the views of 28% fall somewhere in between. The gap between compromise and sticking to […] Read more »
Democrats Could Use a Few More GOP House Retirements
A little over a year out, Democrats’ prospects of winning back the House look considerably brighter in nationwide polls than they do in a race-by-race analysis. Since June, the FiveThirtyEight average of congressional generic ballot polls has consistently given Democrats roughly an eight point edge — right about where they […] Read more »
Can Tax Reform Really Save the Republican Regulars in 2018?
… The repeated defeat of health care legislation has only raised the perceived stakes for the passage of a major tax initiative. “Republican leaders are making no attempt to mask their fear,” reported the New York Times on Thursday, “predicting that failure to pass a tax overhaul in the coming […] Read more »
Most Americans disapprove of how Congress has handled health care
A quarter of Americans — 28 percent — said they want to repeal Obamacare completely, according to a poll by PBS NewsHour and Marist. Forty-three percent of respondents said they want more from the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, while only 6 percent said they wanted Obamacare to […] Read more »
Approval of Parties in Congress Near Record Lows
Americans think both parties in Congress are performing poorly. Just 20% approve of the job Republicans in Congress are doing, the lowest to date in Gallup’s 18-year trend. Congressional Democrats’ 31% approval rating is better than the GOP’s, but also near the low point for the party. CONT. Jeffrey M. […] Read more »
Most Americans are in the dark about their tax bill, but think Trump’s plan won’t help
Most Americans don’t know much about President Donald Trump’s new tax proposal but don’t think it will be in their favor. That’s the conclusion of polls run by CNBC since the GOP unveiled the framework for a tax reform bill in late September. Responses to this week’s CNBC All-America Economic […] Read more »