Optimism about the U.S. economy registered its biggest bounce in more than a year in December, after sinking to Covid-era lows a month earlier, the new IBD/TIPP Poll finds. The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index, an early monthly read on consumer confidence, jumped 4.5 points to 48.4. Still, the index remained […] Read more »
New York: Gov. Hochul Continues Early Lead in Growing Democratic Primary Field
New York Democrats continue to favor Governor Kathy Hochul in the gubernatorial primary, with 36 percent supporting Hochul, 18 percent backing Attorney General Letitia James, 10 percent supporting New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, and six percent each for Rep. Tom Suozzi and New York City Mayor Bill de […] Read more »
Voters Pessimistic About Economy, Biden’s Leadership
Voters are heading into the midterm election year in a sour mood, pessimistic about the economy and short on confidence in the leadership of President Biden and his party on the issues that concern them most, a new Wall Street Journal poll finds. The survey reveals a set of danger […] Read more »
Retirements as Cause or Effect?
With news Monday that yet another House Democrat, Rep. Tom Suozzi, is declining to run for reelection, there was a new onset of shivers down the spines of Democrats on Capitol Hill. The New York member, who represents a Democratic-leaning Long Island district, is the 18th Democrat to declare that […] Read more »
U.S. consumer confidence sees most recent gains reversed
Days after news about the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus broke, the Ipsos-Forbes Advisor U.S. Consumer Confidence Tracker is showing a drop of 1.8 points from two weeks ago and reading at 55.9. The Investment sub-index shows an even steeper decline of 3.6 points. This week’s survey also finds […] Read more »
A Pollster’s Warning to Democrats: ‘We Have a Problem’
Brian Stryker, a Democratic pollster, didn’t work for Terry McAuliffe’s campaign in the Virginia governor’s race. But Mr. McAuliffe’s narrow defeat in a liberal-leaning state alarmed him and most every Democratic political professional. That defeat also prompted a centrist group, Third Way, to have Mr. Stryker convene focus groups to […] Read more »