As the U.S. intensifies its airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, Americans are more likely to oppose (53%) than support (43%) sending U.S. ground troops to these countries to help groups there fight the militants. CONT. Justin McCarthy, Gallup Read more »
Fox News Poll: Voters approve of Obama plans in Syria, Afghanistan
A 54-percent majority of American voters approves of President Obama’s decision to send a small number of U.S. troops to Syria to help in the fight against the Islamic extremist group ISIS. That’s according to a Fox News poll released Thursday. In addition, by a 49-38 percent margin, voters approve […] Read more »
America: In Search of a Political Reset in 2016
A year from now, Americans will make history. The electorate is facing the most tumultuous time in American politics in at least 50 years — arguably a century — and their ultimate choice for president is almost certain to be a candidate who reflects the churning and tumult of a […] Read more »
Hillary Clinton Increases Her Lead Over Bernie Sanders
Hillary Clinton has increased her dominant lead within the Democratic Party’s presidential contest, now besting rival Sen. Bernie Sanders by a margin of two to one among primary voters in the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. But the Democratic front-runner remains unpopular with the general electorate, and fewer than […] Read more »
Clinton’s Explanations on Benghazi Attacks Winning Over Voters
Hillary Clinton has put to rest many voters’ questions about her handling of the 2012 Benghazi attacks, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll conducted after her 11-hour appearance before a House investigative panel last month. CONT. Janet Hook, Wall Street Journal Read more »
Benghazi committee reflects a broader breakdown of the Republican Party
Former secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton’s appearance before the House Benghazi committee provided one more example of the breakdown of a Republican Party torn by factionalism and heavily influenced by a cadre of supporters who are far less interested in governing than in expressing its anger. … In the […] Read more »