Consumer confidence last week held near the second-highest level in more than six years as households remained upbeat about their finances. The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index eased to 37.1 for the week ended May 4 from 37.9 the prior week. CONT. Jeanna Smialek, Bloomberg Read more »
CNN Poll: GOP advantage in midterms
A small edge right now in a key indicator of the midterm elections could lead to a big advantage for the Republicans over the Democrats come November. That’s the suggestion from a new CNN/ORC International poll, that also indicates that President Barack Obama’s lackluster approval ratings and pessimistic perceptions about […] Read more »
For the midterms, a tilt to the GOP
Democrats hoping improvements in the economy’s course and the Affordable Care Act’s implementation would level the playing field for November’s elections should brace themselves. A nationwide USA TODAY/Pew Research Center Poll shows the strongest tilt to Republican candidates at this point in a midterm year in at least two decades, […] Read more »
Midterm Election Indicators Daunting for Democrats
With the midterm elections six months away, Democrats are burdened by an uneven economic recovery and a stubbornly unpopular health care law. Perhaps equally important, Barack Obama’s political standing is in some respects weaker than it was at a comparable point in the 2010 campaign, which ended with the Republicans […] Read more »
Can Democrats leverage Friday’s jobs report?
… Democratic strategists have been arguing for some time that the key to the November elections is to make the economy the focus of their political message. Through polling and focus groups, they’ve come away believing that the contrast between the two parties is best drawn on economic issues and […] Read more »
The ‘Blame Bush’ Era May Be at an End
President George W. Bush left the White House as one of the most disliked presidents in our nation’s history. With approval ratings struggling to hit 30 percent, he was an albatross hanging over fellow Republican John McCain during the 2008 presidential election. Even four years later, as President Obama ran […] Read more »