Tea Party Republicans’ overwhelmingly negative views of the federal government have been well documented. In a recent Pew Research Center survey, 55% of Tea Party Republicans said they were angry at the government generally, about double the percentage as among non-Tea Party Republicans and Democrats. But Republicans and Republican leaners who […] Read more »
The Politics of the Shutdown
… In one sense, YouGov’s research confirms what polls elsewhere have shown already: nobody came off well during the shutdown, and Republicans came off especially badly. A few days after the shutdown ended, YouGov found that 66% disapproved of Congressional Republicans’ handling of the crisis, to only 53% who felt […] Read more »
For Obamacare, Trust in Federal Government is Key to Success
The implementation of the Affordable Care Act may cause its downfall, but not for the reasons everyone suspects. … Decades of polling demonstrate that Americans trust the federal government much less than state governments. Americans believe that state governments work better and are more capable of catering to their specific needs. […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: 46 percent say random people on street could do better than Congress
The recent government shutdown over the budget and Obamacare has voters feeling angry and frustrated with lawmakers in general — and Republicans in particular, according to the latest Fox News poll. President Obama has fared better, although he hasn’t escaped the ire of voters either. CONT. Dana Blanton, Fox News Read more »
Lessons from the shutdown
Everything has probably been said about the government shutdown, but not everyone has said it. So here are my 6 cents: … While President Obama is certainly right in maintaining there are no winners here, the GOP is surely a loser. Before the shutdown, many wondered whether Republicans would be […] Read more »
Post-shutdown, Congress disapproval at all-time high
The recent government shutdown and the debate over raising the debt ceiling have taken their toll on Americans’ perceptions of the legislative branch overall. In this poll conducted after the 16-day government shutdown ended, 85 percent of Americans disapprove of the way Congress does its job – the highest percentage […] Read more »