Americans are now less likely than at any point since 2007 to name the economy in general (8%) as the most important problem facing the nation. … Almost one in five Americans (18%) name dissatisfaction with government or poor leadership as the nation’s greatest problem. CONT. Justin McCarthy, Gallup Read more »
USA TODAY Poll: Tweets and temperament are tripping up President Trump
President Trump gets high marks for leadership amid growing economic optimism, a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds, but questions about his temperament and his tweets have cost him the political boost that a president traditionally gets from that good news. CONT. Susan Page, USA Today Read more »
Economic Confidence Index at Record High
Many Americans either gained or regained economic optimism last week, as Gallup’s U.S. Economic Confidence Index soared seven points to hit +16. This marks the highest weekly average in Gallup’s nine-year trend. CONT. Andrew Dugan, Gallup Read more »
The American Identity: Points of Pride, Conflicting Views, and a Distinct Culture
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order last month on immigration and refugees, Americans are supportive of the country’s diversity and generally favorable toward immigration. However, according to a recent poll conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, Americans are less favorable toward refugees and […] Read more »
Partisanship dominates consumer optimism in February
Although consumer confidence edged downward in February, the overall average in the past three months was the highest in more than a decade, according to the University of Michigan (U-M) Surveys of Consumers. Normally, the implication would be that consumers expected Trump’s election to have a positive economic impact, according […] Read more »
More Americans Say US Has Top Military Than Top Economy
Americans continue to be much more likely to believe the U.S. has the best military in the world than to think it has the best economy. Currently, 57% say the U.S. is No. 1 in the world militarily, while 20% say it ranks first economically. CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »