Consumer confidence in the U.S. climbed for the fourth straight week as more Americans said their personal finances were improving. The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index rose to minus 36.4 in the week ended June 10, the highest level since late April, from minus 37.6 the prior period. Each of its […] Read more »
Americans Still Blame Bush More Than Obama for Bad Economy
Americans continue to place more blame for the nation’s economic problems on George W. Bush than on Barack Obama, even though Bush left office more than three years ago. The relative economic blame given to Bush versus Obama today is virtually the same as it was last September. [cont.] Frank […] Read more »
A Chilly Reception from Independents on Obama’s Plans for the Economy
Swing-voting independents see Barack Obama’s plans for the economy negatively rather than positively by 54-38 percent in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, marking the president’s challenges as he seeks re-election in still-troubled economic times. [cont.] Greg Holyk, ABC News Read more »
Obama’s ratings sink on economic doubts
President Barack Obama’s approval ratings have dipped to their lowest level since January on deep economic worries, wiping out most of his lead in the White House race over Republican rival Mitt Romney, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Tuesday. [cont.] John Whitesides, Reuters Read more »
Economic Confidence Declines Slightly in Past Week
Americans’ confidence in the economy declined slightly last week, on the heels of a disappointing jobs report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index was -20 for the week ending June 10, down from -18 the prior week and a four-year best -16 the week before […] Read more »
Shifting the Economic Narrative
What is clear from this fresh look at public consciousness on the economy is how difficult this period has been for both non-college-educated and college-educated voters – and how vulnerable the prevailing narratives articulated by national Democratic leaders are. We will face an impossible headwind in November if we do […] Read more »