As President Obama prepares to give his last State of the Union address, the country is split on his job performance: 46 percent of Americans approve, while 47 percent disapprove. His approval rating has hovered in the low to mid-40s for most of his second term, although at the onset […] Read more »
Before Obama’s last State of the Union, a look back at his early hopes
President Obama isn’t expected to use his final State of the Union address Tuesday night to lay out a list of legislative proposals, as such speeches typically do. Instead, he reportedly will use the address both to look back on what he considers his administration’s major accomplishments, and to discuss […] Read more »
Evaluating a president’s economic performance
More than any other issue, the state of the national economy consistently figures into voters’ decision at the polls. When economic growth is strong, incumbents tend to be re-elected; when it is sluggish, voters opt for the opposition in the hopes they can turn things around. This much is straightforward. […] Read more »
Government Named Top U.S. Problem for Second Straight Year
For the second consecutive year, dissatisfaction with government edged out the economy as the problem more Americans identified as the nation’s top problem in 2015. According to Gallup’s monthly measure of the most important problem facing the U.S., an average of 16% of Americans in 2015 mentioned some aspect of […] Read more »
What’s the biggest problem facing the country? Democrats and Republicans disagree.
As they barnstorm across the caucus and primary states, the Republican and Democratic frontrunners for the presidential nomination often sound as if they’re from different countries, not just different parties. … They’re not just offering different answers to the nation’s problems; they’re asking different questions. CONT. Doyle McManus, Los Angeles […] Read more »
Why 49% of Americans are Angry
The “Meet the Press” panel discusses a new NBC News, SurveyMonkey, Esquire poll that explores the political issues that are making Americans angry. NBC News Read more »