The latest national survey by Democracy Corps and Women’s Voices. Women Vote shows that Republicans are paying a big price with the public and are now bleeding seriously in their congressional vote. Up until now, they have had peaks of voter disapproval, but this spike is the highest. This is […] Read more »
Dysfunctional Gov’t Surpasses Economy as Top U.S. Problem
Americans are now more likely to name dysfunctional government as the most important problem facing the country than to name any other specific problem. Thirty-three percent of Americans cite dissatisfaction with government and elected representatives as the nation’s top issue, the highest such percentage in Gallup’s trend dating back to […] Read more »
GOP gets the blame in shutdown
Americans are holding Republicans primarily responsible for the partial government shutdown as public esteem sinks for all players in the impasse, President Barack Obama among them, according to a new poll. It’s a struggle with no heroes. The Associated Press-GfK survey, out Wednesday, affirms expectations by many in Washington — […] Read more »
Most Americans Don’t Understand the Debt Ceiling
Americans broadly do not understand how the debt ceiling works, according to the latest United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll. More than twice as many Americans believe lifting the limit means authorizing more borrowing “for future expenditures” than believe it means “paying off the debts [the federal government] has already […] Read more »
Political Responses to the Crash
… A just-published study by sociologists Clem Brooks and Jeff Manza adds to the evidence that polarization in the general public is increasing. It also has an interesting message about whether and how reality – in this case, the economic crash in late 2008 – affects Americans’ views on government […] Read more »
60% have felt shutdown’s impact as worries about the country grow
There are many Americans who have seen an impact of the government shutdown, though it may not have touched them personally. In the latest Economist/YouGov Poll 60% either have been personally affected by furloughs, government closures, or had an impact on their business, or know someone to whom this has […] Read more »