Last week I blogged about the ABC/Washington Post poll on the sequester, citing with approval Matthew Yglesias’ characterization of the article reporting the results as “deeply misleading.” Patrick J. Moynihan, a former senior polling analyst at ABC News, tweeted that my analysis was “unfair,” arguing that “Outright dismissal of research […] Read more »
Majority of Americans Still Can’t Judge Impact of Sequester
The majority of Americans still don’t know enough to say whether the March 1 sequestration budget cuts have been a good or a bad thing for the country or for them personally — as was the case when they went into effect nearly two weeks ago. Of those who do […] Read more »
Obama’s approval drops as Americans take a dimmer view of his economic policies
The afterglow of President Obama’s reelection and inauguration appears to have vanished as increasingly negative views among Americans about his stewardship of the economy have forced his public approval rating back down to the 50 percent mark, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. … The poll contains ample […] Read more »
Drops in Approval & Trust on the Economy End Obama’s Post-Election Honeymoon
The post-election party is over for Barack Obama, with the president slipping in overall approval and relinquishing his advantage over congressional Republicans in trust to handle the economy. But it looks not so much like a gain for the GOP as a sequester-inspired pox on both houses. The automatic budget […] Read more »
McClatchy-Marist poll shows Obama tumbling in voters’ eyes
If President Barack Obama had piled up political capital with his impressive re-election, it’s largely gone. His approval rating has dropped to the lowest level in more than a year, with more voters now turning thumbs down on his performance than thumbs up, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll. The […] Read more »
Sequester has not hit home
The budget cuts in Washington have not hit home in America, at least not yet. A plurality of Americans think federal spending cuts will have no effect at all on them or their families, according to a new McClatchy-Marist Poll. At the same time, as many Americans think the cuts […] Read more »