For the first time in Gallup’s measurement over the past decade, Democrats have a more positive image of socialism than they do of capitalism. Attitudes toward socialism among Democrats have not changed materially since 2010, with 57% today having a positive view. The major change among Democrats has been a […] Read more »
An Economic Upturn Begun Under Obama Is Now Trump’s to Tout
By nearly every standard measure, the American economy is doing well — and better than it was a year and a half ago, before Donald Trump was elected president. If only the debate over who deserves most of the credit were as easily judged. Americans’ perceptions of the economy’s prospects […] Read more »
IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index Surges To 14-Year High
The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index continued to surge in August, gaining 1.6 points to 58, the highest point since January 2004. Americans feel better about their own personal finances than in any other month, save one, in the nearly 18-year polling history. CONT. Jed Graham, Investor’s Business Daily Read more »
Why Does Trump Get More Credit Than Obama for the Same Economy?
Over the last year and a half, there have been three things one could say about Donald Trump’s standing with the public, depending on which aspect you wished to emphasize: (1) Trump is not very popular. (2) Given his scandals and wildly unpresidential conduct in office, Trump is surprisingly popular. […] Read more »
Donald Trump’s very weird polling problem
There’s an old political cliche that goes like this: Presidents get too much credit when the economy is going well — and too much blame when it’s going poorly. That cliche begets this political reality: When the economy is good and/or people believe the economy is good, a president is […] Read more »
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Increased Marginally in July
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® increased marginally in July, following a modest decline in June. The Index now stands at 127.4 (1985=100), up from 127.1 in June. The Present Situation Index improved from 161.7 to 165.9, while the Expectations Index declined from 104.0 last month to 101.7 this month. […] Read more »