President Obama’s approval rating has softened since registering a sharp upward spike early this year, but he has regained some of the ground lost to Republicans during and after their big victories in the 2014 midterm elections, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. CONT. Dan Balz & Peyton […] Read more »
Obama Approval Ratings For 7th Year Top George W. Bush’s So Far
A direct comparison of the Gallup approval ratings between the last two U.S. presidents shows that President Obama has enjoyed significantly higher approval ratings than his predecessor, George W. Bush, at the same juncture in their time in office. CONT. David Knowles, Bloomberg Politics Read more »
More Approve Than Disapprove of Iran Talks, But Most Think Iranians Are ‘Not Serious’
Ahead of a March 31 deadline for nuclear talks with Iran, more Americans approve (49%) than disapprove (40%) of the United States negotiating directly with Iran over its nuclear program. But the public remains skeptical of whether Iranian leaders are serious about addressing international concerns over their nuclear enrichment program. […] Read more »
Stop Writing About Polls Comparing Obama to Frank Underwood
There’s a new viral political opinion poll claiming a fictional opportunistic sociopath is more popular than President Barack Obama. Don’t believe it. … To be sure, this says a lot about the state of opinion polling and very little about the public’s current opinion of a U.S. president. Public opinion […] Read more »
Clinton Favorability Among Dems Better Than Last Campaign
Hillary Clinton’s net favorability rating among Democrats — defined as the percentage who have a favorable opinion of her minus the percentage with an unfavorable opinion — is higher now than at a similar point leading up to the 2008 presidential election. Her net favorability is also similar to Al […] Read more »
Foreign challenges and the president
Americans are split when asked about the level of U.S. support for Israel: 29 percent say the U.S. gives too much, about as many say it gives too little, and a third say the U.S. gives the right amount. The percentage that says U.S. support is too little has risen […] Read more »