Despite the intensifying fighting between Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists before the cease-fire agreement Thursday, Americans place the conflict low on the list of critical threats to U.S. interests in the next decade. Islamic extremists, commonly known as the Islamic State or ISIS, along with international terrorism in general, loom much […] Read more »
A Different Kind of Security Election
Before every presidential election, we chew over the question of whether this will be a foreign policy or a domestic election. Will we be talking about “security moms” or “soccer moms”? 2016 is going to be a security election, but not in the traditional war/peace sense. Instead, we need to […] Read more »
Americans Feel Slightly Better About Finances Than a Year Ago
Despite the upbeat economic news in recent months and the rise in Americans’ overall economic confidence, slightly less than half of Americans say they are feeling “pretty good” about the amount of money they have to spend. This is, however, by a slight margin, the highest level Gallup has measured […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Despite economic gains, many Americans just getting by
Sure, things are much better. Just not for me. That’s how many American voters view the economy, according to the latest Fox News poll. The number saying the country is still in a recession is down more than 20 percentage points since 2010. Yet the number saying their family is […] Read more »
Views of Job News Turn Much More Positive Over Past Year
For the first time since the end of the recession in 2009, a greater share of the public is hearing mostly good news (28%) than bad news (22%) about the job situation. Nearly half (47%) say they are hearing a mix of good and bad news. CONT. Pew Read more »
Economic Confidence Index Highest in Minn., Lowest in W. Va.
Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index scores in 2014 were highest in Minnesota — the only state with a non-negative score — followed by Maryland, California and Hawaii. Scores were lowest in West Virginia, Alabama, Kentucky and Mississippi. CONT. Justin McCarthy, Gallup Read more »