Democrats face serious obstacles as they look to the November elections, with President Obama’s approval rating at a new low and a majority of voters saying they prefer a Congress in Republican hands to check the president’s agenda, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. … Obama’s low rating […] Read more »
Public Preference for a GOP Congress Marks a New Low in Obama’s Approval
Weary of waiting for an economic recovery worth its name, a frustrated American public has sent Barack Obama’s job approval rating to a career low – with a majority in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll favoring a Republican Congress to act as a check on his policies. CONT. Gary […] Read more »
Why Democrats Should Avoid the ‘R’ Word
From time to time, we all read something where suddenly words jump out from the page, grabbing our attention. This happened to me the other day while reading a memo from Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg and strategist James Carville, along with two of their colleagues who work for the Democracy […] Read more »
Battleground voters more positive on Affordable Care Act
This poll in the House battleground shows all of the major indicators largely unchanged since our last battleground poll in December when the country was pretty unhappy with the state of things. The anti-incumbent mood, Republican brand problems, President’s approval rating, and the congressional vote are all largely unchanged. But […] Read more »
Consumer confidence improves in April
Consumer confidence has rebounded to nearly its highest level since 2007, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. … The April level of consumer confidence was just one index-point below the post-recession peak, according to U-M economist Richard Curtin, director of the surveys. CONT. University of Michigan Read more »
Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index surges
The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index has surged to its second-best level since the early days of the Great Recession, boosted by improving views of personal finances – their most positive in six years – and an improving outlook particularly among men and the better-off. CONT. Langer Research Associates Read more »