Positive evaluations of the economy are up from April and are the highest they’ve been in years. While a majority (60 percent) still says the economy is bad, 39 percent now say it is good – the highest it has been since late 2007. … The attack in Benghazi and […] Read more »
Americans More Secure in Poll as 60% See No Need for Better Job
Americans are feeling more secure about their own finances with stock and home values rising, even as a growing number say the country is headed down the wrong track, according to a Bloomberg National Poll. People are more upbeat about a range of financial issues — job security, retirement savings, […] Read more »
Obama standing remains steady amid controversies
The recent disputes involving the IRS, last year’s deadly Benghazi attack and the Justice Department’s media probes have raised doubts about the Obama administration’s honesty and integrity among majorities of Americans, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds. President Barack Obama’s support among independents has been eroded by the […] Read more »
Economic Confidence Continues to Improve in May
Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index surged to -7 in May, the highest monthly score since Gallup began tracking economic confidence daily in 2008. The current score surpasses the previous monthly high of -13 reached in several months this year. [cont.] Alyssa Brown, Gallup Read more »
Five Signs Define the Direction of the 2014 Midterm Elections
… When thinking about the 2014 midterm, the obvious question is whether this election will be a continuation of the dynamics of 2012, in which Republicans continue to have problems with minority, female, younger, and moderate voters, or whether the historic dynamic of voters showing displeasure with presidents halfway through […] Read more »
The Strip: Indicators of the Real Economy
Indicators of the Real Economy [cont.] Brian McFadden, The Strip, New York Times Read more »