Twenty percent of Americans name unemployment or jobs as the most important problem facing the country in May, up from 14% who mentioned these issues in April. Dysfunctional government (19%) and the economy in general (17%) also rank among the top problems. CONT. Rebecca Riffkin, Gallup Read more »
Fox News Poll: Trust in government down 44% among GOP in last decade
When it comes to Washington controversies, most American voters think Benghazi, the IRS and the government’s electronic surveillance program are serious matters. A Fox News poll also finds that less than four in 10 voters trust the federal government. The new poll, released Thursday, finds 37 percent of voters answer […] Read more »
The 2014 Election Is the Least Important in Years
… The past 14 years have featured a number of exceptionally exciting elections with control of the federal government at stake. This year, it probably isn’t. … This is not an election without consequences. It’s just that the consequences are a little lower than the ones that we may be […] Read more »
Inside America’s Dour Decade
These are tough times for politicians looking for public support – particularly the kind of support that’s measured in polls. In the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, only 44% say they have positive feelings toward President Barack Obama. For the Democratic Party, the figure is 36%. For the Republican […] Read more »
A New Glass Ceiling
… As the latest Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor Poll released Friday showed, few Americans are looking to the pinnacle of either government or business for solutions. When asked whether an array of large institutions are mostly helping or mostly hurting the country as it tries to address its major challenges, […] Read more »
Why Obamacare isn’t getting any more popular — and probably won’t
In just one week, a barrage of national polling has reached the same verdict: Obamacare’s Rocky Balboa-esque announcement that 8 million people have signed up for health care has done absolutely nothing to reverse the law’s basic and long-standing unpopularity. … The stark numbers are bad news for Democrats, but […] Read more »