Biden Approval Rating Near Lows As Inflation’s Bite Sharpens

President Joe Biden’s approval rating slid back near February’s low point as inflation-related stress on household finances intensified, the May IBD/TIPP Poll finds. … Including the full survey group, 39% of American adults approve how Biden is handling the presidency, and 47% disapprove. … Approval of Biden’s economic policies returned […] Read more »

Survey of Consumer Expectations: Inflation Expectations Mixed; Credit Access Expectations Deteriorate

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic Data today released the April 2022 Survey of Consumer Expectations, which shows that inflation expectations fell at the one-year horizon and rose at the three-year horizon. Households remained positive about their labor market prospects with earnings growth expectations stable at […] Read more »

GOP still favored in midterms, despite possible overturning of Roe v. Wade

The national political environment has favored Republicans since last fall. And it has only gotten worse for Democrats in the months since as inflation has skyrocketed and President Joe Biden’s approval rating has dropped. The recent leak of a draft US Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade […] Read more »

More bad news for Biden: More Americans are blaming him for the state of the economy

Sometimes understanding political opinion is complicated. For example, electoral observers will be trying to comprehend the rise of Donald Trump in American politics for years to come. The story of public opinion ahead of the 2022 midterms, on other hand, is, at this point, an easy one to understand: “It’s […] Read more »