A year after President Donald Trump was sworn into office, he continues to receive historically low and highly partisan approval ratings, despite widely positive views of the economy. He gets at least some credit for the economy, but most Americans don’t feel they’ve personally benefitted from his policies – only […] Read more »
Obama Gets More Credit Than Trump for the Improved Economy
Americans are split on how much President Donald Trump is responsible for improvements in the U.S. economy over the past year, with 49% crediting him at least a moderate amount, and 50% crediting him not much or not at all. The public is slightly more likely to give Trump’s predecessor, […] Read more »
Trump Approval Lower Than U.S. Mood Might Predict
President Donald Trump’s 38% job approval rating in Gallup’s latest weekly average is well below what would be expected based on the relationship between job approval and Americans’ views of the economy and their level of satisfaction with the direction of the country for recent presidents. A Gallup analysis of […] Read more »
Poll Finds Upturn in Sentiment on Tax Overhaul and Economy
Americans are warming to the Republican tax law, and becoming more confident in the economy as a whole. They just aren’t sure that President Trump deserves much credit. The tax overhaul that Mr. Trump signed into law just before Christmas remains relatively unpopular and highly polarizing, according to a new […] Read more »
Nation Tracker: Americans weigh in on Trump immigration remarks, first year in office
One year into Donald Trump’s presidency, Americans feel more positive about the economy but not as good about the state of the country overall – and the latter is closely tied to views of the president. … On the issues looming now, most Americans — 70 percent — favor DACA. […] Read more »
Hope from the Heartland: How Democrats Can Better Serve the Midwest by Bringing Rural, Working Class Wisdom to Washington
Democrats’ national level of support has seen better days. Much better. By the numbers, Democrats are at their lowest in nearly 100 years. While the party had a successful night in off-year elections on Nov. 7, 2017, and in the Dec. 12, 2017, special election in Alabama for U.S. Senate, […] Read more »