The fiscal cliff was averted last week as both the House and Senate agreed on an imperfect package. What do Americans think of this legislation and those who passed it? [cont.] Harry Enten, The Guardian Recent polls: Fiscal cliff Read more »
Obama Viewed as Fiscal Cliff Victor; Legislation Gets Lukewarm Reception
Barack Obama is viewed as the clear political winner in the fiscal cliff negotiations, but the legislation itself gets only a lukewarm reception from the public: As many disapprove as approve of the new tax legislation, and more say it will have a negative than positive impact on the federal […] Read more »
Ignore bogus polling on debt limit
If there’s anything politicians should be extremely wary of, it’s friendly partisan polls that suggest they’ll be in great shape if only they embrace issue positions and procedural strategies that they wanted to support anyway. And yet that’s exactly what Republicans appear to be doing with regard to the debt […] Read more »
Read the Poll That Convinces House Republicans They Can Win on the Debt Limit
This morning, Jennifer Rubin gave readers a taste of John Boehner’s first pep rally for the new House Republican conference. “We’re releasing the results of a survey by the Winston Group taken December 29-30 among 1,000 registered voters,” said the speaker. “Seventy-two percent of Americans agree any increase in the […] Read more »
Americans Have Mixed Reaction to Fiscal Cliff Agreement
Americans have a decidedly mixed reaction to the “fiscal cliff” agreement reached by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama this week, with 43% saying they approve and 45% saying they disapprove. Two-thirds of Democrats approve of the agreement, while almost as many Republicans disapprove. Independents are slightly […] Read more »
Post fiscal cliff: The fix is in
… Voters are not saying to officeholders, “Do something about the debt! Anything! Raise taxes! Cut entitlement spending! Do whatever it takes to get this problem solved. Or else we’ll throw you out of office!” What officeholders hear from voters instead is: “Don’t you dare raise my taxes. Or cut […] Read more »