1. The Obama boom will finally arrive. Only it will be more like a boomlet. Americans have been waiting for the boom since they elected President Barack Obama in the teeth of the 2008 financial meltdown. … Now we’re deep into Obama’s second term. Where’s da boom? It’s finally starting. […] Read more »
A Jump in Economic Optimism, but Will It Last?
For the last couple of years we’ve been hearing the same story. While unemployment drops and the stock market rises, Americans’ views of the economy remain dour. Some Democrats argue that’s because the president and the party haven’t done a good enough job selling the economic recovery. Others point to […] Read more »
Standard of Living Ratings Improving in 2014
In line with a recent raft of good economic news — including robust gross domestic product growth in the third quarter and November’s strong jobs report — nearly six in 10 Americans said in November that their standard of living was getting better (58%). This is close to the highest […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Record 58% would repeal ObamaCare
Few American voters feel their family is better off under ObamaCare, and a record number would repeal the law if they could. In addition, if comments by one of the health care law’s authors about lying to “stupid” Americans are true, over half of voters think President Obama or other […] Read more »
Many Feel the American Dream Is Out of Reach
Despite an improving economy and jobs picture, the public is more pessimistic than it was after the 2008 financial crisis that it is possible to work hard and become rich, according to a New York Times poll. … Notwithstanding the bleaker view of upward mobility, a majority of those polled […] Read more »
Have Democrats Failed the White Working Class?
Why don’t white working-class voters recognize where their economic interests lie? Somewhat self-righteously, Democrats keep asking themselves that question. A better question would be: What has the Democratic Party done for these voters lately? CONT. Thomas B. Edsall, New York Times Read more »