Bill Clinton is by far the most admired president of the last quarter century, a new poll shows, underscoring how much he has done to burnish his profile since leaving the White House in 2000. Asked which president of the last 25 years they admired most, some 42% of respondents […] Read more »
Will Obama Ever Be Popular Again?
Barack Obama has had an unusual presidency, winning election twice with a majority of the vote, yet frequently saddled with a job approval rating below 50 percent. In fact, only during his “honeymoon” period in 2009 and around his reelection in 2012 has a majority of the population approved of […] Read more »
Environmental policy is partisan. It wasn’t always.
When the Clean Air Act first became law in 1970, the Senate passed it without a single nay vote. Only one representative had voted against the bill. … Republicans — and conservative Democrats — have been hesitant to take up the issues on environmentalists’ minds for years, thanks to an […] Read more »
The Politics of White House Firings
When presidential popularity sags, the predictable calls begin: Off with their heads! The heads, of course, belong to key administrators and Cabinet officials who are perceived to have contributed to whatever woes are besetting the president. … What effect do firings have on public opinion? Does it help a president’s […] Read more »
Bush-Dukakis, 25 Years Later — Electoral Ground Has Shifted
Today marks a quarter-century since Republican George H.W. Bush defeated Democrat Michael Dukakis in the 1988 presidential election. It’s striking how the Electoral College map has evolved over a generation. Let’s review: CONT. Gregory Giroux, Bloomberg Read more »