In partnership with Univision and The Denver Post, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) today released a national survey of 1,000 Latino adults that relates the challenges and successes their families experience living in the United States. Latinos, ranging from new immigrants to long-time U.S. citizens, are keenly aware of discrimination […] Read more »
How Did Obama Lose American Voters?
In December 2012, 56 percent of Americans approved of President Obama’s leadership. About 40 percent disapproved. Today, those numbers are almost precisely reversed, a fact that Democrats were made keenly aware of in the fall campaign and in the midterm elections. … So what happened? CONT. John Guida, New York […] Read more »
Broken Beyond Repair?
Far more Americans believe the country would benefit from greater compromise between Republicans and Democrats than from either party amassing unified control of the White House and Congress, the latest Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor has found. But, across party lines, few Americans expect such cooperation to increase after a bruising […] Read more »
Americans Say Government, Economy Most Important Problems
The economy in general and government are the issues Americans are most likely to name as the most important problems facing the country in November. These are followed closely by mentions of immigration and unemployment. CONT. Rebecca Riffkin, Gallup Read more »
Economy, Anxieties about Terrorism and Ebola Fueled Midterm Discontent
Despite months of employment growth and the lowest unemployment rate since July 2008, more than 6-in-10 Americans think that the country is on the wrong track (62 percent). This negative judgment is fueled by continued economic concerns, coupled with more recent anxieties about the threats of Ebola and terrorism. The […] Read more »
Little Enthusiasm, Familiar Divisions After the GOP’s Big Midterm Victory
After a sweeping midterm election victory on Nov. 4, the Republican Party retook full control of Congress. But the public has mixed reactions to the GOP’s big win – much as it did four years ago, after Republicans gained control of the House though not the Senate. The post-election survey […] Read more »