Ask anyone on the Acela corridor who the frontrunner and/or likely nominee for the GOP is/will be and you are most likely to hear the name Jeb Bush. After all, he’s going to have bucketloads of cash. He’s vacuuming up GOP talent for his campaign staff. He’s substantive and comfortable […] Read more »
Here’s why Jeb Bush isn’t a lock to be the GOP nominee, in 1 PowerPoint slide
… Clinton, as I noted earlier today in this space, is a near-lock to be the Democratic nominee in 2016. But when it comes to Bush, I think there is considerable reason to be skeptical that he will walk to the nomination. My doubts are nicely summed up in this […] Read more »
Americans Name Government as No. 1 U.S. Problem
Americans continue to name the government (18%) as the most important U.S. problem, a distinction it has had for the past four months. Americans’ mentions of the economy as the top problem (11%) dropped this month, leaving it tied with jobs (10%) for second place. CONT. Justin McCarthy, Gallup Read more »
NBC/WSJ Poll: Nearly 60% Looking For Change in ’16. But Will They Get It?
More Americans are clamoring for change in the upcoming 2016 presidential election than they were in the “Hope and Change” year of 2008, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. That desire for change is a potential roadblock for two of the leading frontrunners – Democrat Hillary Clinton […] Read more »
Why digital natives prefer reading in print. Yes, you read that right.
… Textbook makers, bookstore owners and college student surveys all say millennials still strongly prefer print for pleasure and learning, a bias that surprises reading experts given the same group’s proclivity to consume most other content digitally. … “These are people who aren’t supposed to remember what it’s like to […] Read more »
AP-GfK Poll: Most Americans favor a higher minimum wage
Most Americans support increasing the minimum wage, as well as requiring employers to provide paid sick leave and parental leave, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. All three were proposed by President Barack Obama during his recent State of the Union address as ways to increase protections for American […] Read more »