Fifty-eight percent of Americans view President Barack Obama favorably as his second term nears its end. The latest figure, along with the 61% and 62% favorable ratings Obama received in the weeks after the 2016 election, is one of the president’s highest marks since the “honeymoon” period during his first […] Read more »
Trump’s Pre-Inauguration Favorables Remain Historically Low
President-elect Donald Trump approaches Inauguration Day with a significantly lower favorable rating than his three immediate predecessors received when they were presidents-elect. Trump’s 40% favorable rating is roughly half of what Barack Obama enjoyed before his inauguration in 2009 (78%) and is much lower than the pre-inaugural ratings for George […] Read more »
Why Hillary Clinton is both widely disliked and widely admired
Hillary Clinton is the most admired woman in the United States. Hillary Clinton is viewed unfavorably by nearly 60 percent of Americans. Somehow, both are true at the same time. How can that be? The answer says a lot about women who break glass ceilings. CONT. Anna Greenberg (Greenberg Quinlan […] Read more »
Clinton Most Admired Woman for Record 20th Time
Americans again name Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama the woman and man living anywhere in the world they admire most. Both win by wide margins over the next-closest finishers, Malala Yousafzai for women and Pope Francis and Donald Trump for men. CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
In Clinton, voters see a long résumé but a short list of accomplishments
For nearly a quarter-century, Hillary Rodham Clinton has played an outsized role in the nation’s consciousness as an advocate and a political survivor. Her presidential campaign’s favorite way to describe her is as “a fighter.” But something surprising has emerged in public opinion about the former first lady, senator and […] Read more »
How Do Americans Really Feel About Vacation Days?
Does time off make Americans anxious? We can confirm only this: whatever it is we happen to be doing, most of us would rather be working. Or so it seems. CONT. Vanity Fair Read more »