Wisconsin voters are unhappy with how things are going in the country, oppose the border wall, think tariffs hurt the economy, and disapprove of the job President Trump is doing. That gives Democratic candidates the lead in each of the possible 2020 matchups tested in a Fox News Poll of […] Read more »
With 2020 near, Trump finds good economy is hard to deliver
Friday brought some good economic news for President Donald Trump, 136,000 new jobs and a new low in unemployment at 3.5 percent in September. Those are numbers he can point to in his reelection campaign. But two-plus years into Trump’s presidency, there’s also a set of numbers that indicate some […] Read more »
Optimism about the economy falls to three-year low, CNBC All-America Economic Survey finds
Americans’ attitudes toward the economy took a sharp turn downward in the third quarter, according to the CNBC All-America Economic Survey, with just 23% believing the economy will improve in the next year, the lowest level of optimism in three years. CONT. Steve Liesman, CNBC Survey: Economic optimism falls to […] Read more »
Trump’s approval rating drops to low, but Americans still oppose impeachment, survey finds
Americans by a narrow margin oppose impeachment hearings to remove President Donald Trump from office, according to the latest CNBC All-America Economic Survey. But the CNBC poll of 800 Americans nationwide conducted last week found a significant shift where fewer Americans are opposed to impeachment. It also found a large […] Read more »
Will voters support Elizabeth Warren’s trade policy? Our research says yes.
… Recent trade deals between developed countries (the global North) and developing countries (the global South) have included labor and environmental standards that are just as legally binding and enforceable as the other parts within the deals. Both labor and environmental provisions have been effective in improving living standards in […] Read more »
Red and Blue Voters Live in Different Economies
… Why does Trump spend so much time and energy keeping people off kilter? He has no interest in increasing the sense of security of his base. To do so would only make these voters more receptive to Democratic appeals. The relative material deprivation of many Republican voters that continued […] Read more »