What do the voters who elected Donald Trump want him to deliver? … “People are looking for results,” Republican pollster David Winston told me. “Voters showed that they were willing to rock the boat in order to get change. If they don’t get change, they’ll be willing to rock the […] Read more »
From Trump to terrorism, the year in polls
An historic presidential campaign, the economy, race relations, and terrorism were some of the topics covered in CBS News Polls over the course of 2016. Here’s a look at back at what was on the minds of Americans this year. CONT. Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News Read more »
Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Increased in December
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had increased considerably in November, posted another gain in December. The Index now stands at 113.7 (1985=100), up from 109.4 in November. … “Consumer Confidence improved further in December, due solely to increasing Expectations which hit a 13-year high (Dec. 2003, 107.4),” said […] Read more »
It’s Not About the Economy
… Elkhart is a case study in how Democrats lost the 2016 elections despite the economic resurgence the country experienced under Obama. It shows how, in an increasingly polarized country, an improving economy is not enough to get Republicans to vote for Democrats, in part because they don’t give Democrats […] Read more »
It Was Still the Economy, Stupid
Democratic pollster Celinda Lake talks to Chris Riback on Political Wire Conversations about what happened to her party in the 2016 election. Political Wire Read more »
Consumer optimism surges in December
As unexpected as Trump’s election, consumers expressed much more positive economic expectations following his victory. While the surge in confidence ended by mid-December, it nonetheless led to the highest level of the Sentiment Index since January 2004, according to the University of Michigan (U-M) Surveys of Consumers. CONT. University of […] Read more »