In our representative democracy, public policy only imperfectly reflects public opinion. … The Iran nuclear agreement is about to join this list of legislation whose ultimate disposition is contrary to the desire of the majority of Americans. Of course, the path to that outcome is paved by unusual rules: Only […] Read more »
Support for Iran Nuclear Agreement Falls
As Congress prepares to vote on the Iran nuclear agreement, public support for the deal has declined. Currently, just 21% approve of the agreement on Iran’s nuclear program reached between the United States, Iran and other nations. Nearly half (49%) disapprove of the agreement, while three-in-ten (30%) offer no opinion. […] Read more »
A Presidency On Life Support
10 years ago in The Polling Report: The George W. Bush presidency is on life support. At first, these words seem harsh and overstated. For starters, Bush has more than a thousand days left in office. He can nominate Supreme Court justices and get them confirmed, as the 78 to […] Read more »
CNN/ORC poll: Obama disapproval up, most say U.S. doing badly
After a brief bump into positive territory, disapproval of President Barack Obama is on the rise amid dismal reviews of his work on several foreign policy issues and a sense that his policies would lead the country in the wrong direction. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »
Most Americans want Congress to reject Iran deal
A growing majority of Americans are turning against the nuclear deal with Iran and believe Congress should reject the deal brokered between the U.S., five other world powers and Iran. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta & Jeremy Diamond, CNN Recent polls: Iran Read more »
iMediaEthics poll: Three of four Americans don’t know what Iran nuclear deal is all about
A new poll by iMediaEthics, conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International August 6-9, 2015, finds a large majority of Americans clueless as to what the nuclear deal with Iran is intended to accomplish. Only 8 percent of Americans say they know a lot about the agreement, 32 percent say […] Read more »