The middle class that President Obama identified in his State of the Union speech last week as the foundation of the American economy has been shrinking for almost half a century. … According to a New York Times poll in December, 60 percent of people who call themselves middle class […] Read more »
Democrats and Republicans Agree on More Than You Think & Why That Matters for 2016
By now, everyone knows that our political parties are deeply polarized—and the American people only somewhat less so. Does that mean that we can’t even agree on the problems we need to address? To some extent, according to a recent Pew Research Center study, the answer is yes. There are […] Read more »
What the Public Wants Obama to Address in the State of the Union Speech
… We combed through our latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll to determine what the American public says should be an absolute priority for the coming year. Overall, Americans said their three top priorities for the country in the coming year are creating jobs (85 percent agreed), defeating and dismantling […] Read more »
State of the Union 2015: How Americans see the nation, their leaders and the issues
President Obama and other administration officials have been road-testing several possible themes and proposals that are likely to come up in his State of the Union speech today. Here’s a look at public opinion on the issues that Obama and Republicans say they will push in the coming year, as […] Read more »
Economy Gives Obama Slight Lift Ahead of Sixth State of the Union
More Americans are satisfied with the economy than at any point in the past 10 years, helping to increase President Barack Obama’s key job ratings, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released before his annual State of the Union address Tuesday night. CONT. Mark Murray, NBC News Read more »
An Improving Economy Gives Obama His Game Back
An improving economy is putting Barack Obama back in the game, boosting the president and his party in a striking turnaround from their devastating midterm losses. Americans approve of the president’s job performance by 50-44 percent in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, a remarkable 9-point gain in approval and […] Read more »