It’s a simple rule: A weak economy makes for an unpopular president. President Obama is on course to become the fourth president of the last six to leave office with an approval rating well below 50 percent. Each of the previous three — both Bushes and Jimmy Carter — also […] Read more »
The U.S. midterm elections: What they mean for the future of U.S. politics
The 4 November US midterm elections proved to be a “wave election,” with voter attitudes breaking significantly in favor of the Republican Party in the final weeks. But the implications for the future of US politics – and especially the 2016 national elections – are complex and do not necessarily […] Read more »
New Take on the New Economy
The state of the American economy looms over the public creating long-term pessimism about the state of the country, making the economy, wages and jobs the biggest factor in people’s vote in the last national election and the next. People are very aware of improvements in the macro economy and […] Read more »
Don’t elect the messenger
Democrats’ economic agenda fared far better than Democratic candidates on Election Day. Minimum wage increases garnered big majorities in Alaska, Arkansas, Nebraska and South Dakota as voters were pummeling Democratic Senate candidates in those same states. Of course, candidates are much more than a bundle of issue positions, but understanding […] Read more »
Economic Confidence Index Continues Climb
The U.S. Economic Confidence Index reached -6 for the week ending Nov. 16 — its highest score since June 2013. This is up two points from the previous week, and furthers a series of incremental improvements seen since late September. CONT. Justin McCarthy, Gallup Read more »
Sage advice for Hillary Clinton
It’s been almost two weeks since their stinging defeat in midterm elections, but Democrats are still licking their wounds and trying to figure out where they went wrong. They don’t have much time to extract the right lessons: The 2016 presidential campaign will begin in earnest any minute now. CONT. […] Read more »