Exactly half of Americans say that Democrats or Republicans in control of Congress won’t make much of a difference in improving the economy, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Annenberg Survey finds. That’s compared with 25 percent who believe the economy will improve if Republicans control Congress, and another 23 percent […] Read more »
Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index
The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index extended a modest late-spring rebound this week, advancing to a six-and-a-half-year high among women while reaching its best overall since the first week of May. CONT. Langer Research Associates Read more »
Americans See Nation on Wrong Track as Own Goals Closer
Americans sense that their lives are getting better at home and at work. It’s when they tune into the news that they grow increasingly uneasy. Fifty-five percent of people say they are moving closer to realizing their hopes for their own careers and finances, yet only 26 percent say the […] Read more »
Is the public really learning to love globalization?
Responses from our May 2014 TRIP Snap Poll of international relations (IR) scholars present an interesting contrast to public opinion on NAFTA’s effect on the U.S and Mexican economies over the past 20 years. Scholars overwhelmingly agree that NAFTA has been good for both the U.S. (79 percent) and Mexican […] Read more »
Public Opinion on the ‘4s’ Through Recent History
Now that we are firmly ensconced in the summer of 2014, it is a good time to take stock of what was on the American public’s mind 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, and 60 years ago — in the early summer of previous years ending in “4” going back to […] Read more »
Consumer Comfort in U.S. Improves for First Time in Five Weeks
Consumer sentiment rose for the first time in five weeks as Americans, particularly women, grew more upbeat about the economy, finances and the buying climate. The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index rose to 35.1 from 33.3 a week earlier. CONT. Lorraine Woellert, Bloomberg Read more »