The 2018 midterm elections are a mere 557 days away, and Democrats are feeling quite confident. There are many reasons to think that we could be headed for a sweep to rival what they accomplished in 2006 when they took back both houses of Congress. But at least one Democratic […] Read more »
Voters who supported Trump in last year’s election have few regrets
Voters who supported President Donald Trump in last year’s election have few regrets as Trump enters his 100th day in office this weekend, although his support is not uniformly firm. A new University of Virginia Center for Politics poll of Trump voters shows his approval rating at 93% with these […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: President Trump’s first 100 days getting mixed reviews
A Fox News Poll taken as the Trump administration nears its 100-day milestone gives mixed messages to the president. President Trump’s job ratings are underwater by three percentage points. Currently 45 percent approve of the job he’s doing. That’s down slightly from the 48 percent approval he received when he […] Read more »
Trump Won the Election. It’s the Electorate He’s Lost So Far
In addition to President Trump’s early struggles in his first 100 days, there’s a longer-term problem for his administration and the GOP: Many of the issues he’s championing aren’t popular with the public — at all. Per the latest NBC/WSJ poll: CONT. Chuck Todd, Mark Murray & Carrie Dann, NBC […] Read more »
50% Have Little to No Confidence in GOP Health-Care Push
Half of Americans say they have little to no confidence that Republican efforts to repeal and replace Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act would make things better, according to results from the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. CONT. Mark Murray, NBC News Read more »
The Biggest Threat to Our Economy Is … the Political Climate
Although the Republican sweep of the White House and both chambers of Congress in November has gotten a lot of credit for the stock rally that followed, a significant number of Americans think those same politicians are the biggest threat the economy faces over the next six months. According to […] Read more »