The health care law, the Affordable Care Act, Obamacare. Whatever you call it, five years after President Obama signed the law, it remains polarizing. … Out of 54 times the Kaiser Family Foundation has asked whether people have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the law, Americans have only viewed […] Read more »
Sorry Congressman King, Jews Are Mostly Liberal
Recent tensions between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and United States President Barack Obama have caused some confusion about the general political leanings of American Jews. In a recent interview with BuzzFeed, conservative firebrand and House Republican Steve King claimed that many liberal Jews “no longer have ties to Israel,” […] Read more »
Ted Cruz Says Obama Won Because Evangelicals Stayed Home. Is That True?
Texas Senator Ted Cruz gave his audience at Liberty University on Monday one concrete-sounding reason why he could win the presidency. Too many evangelical Christians, he said, were “staying home” and handing presidential elections to Democrats. … This isn’t just one senator’s theory. The fear that evangelical voters are staying […] Read more »
About Half Say Obama Doing Good Job on Environment
As President Barack Obama works to make environmental protection a key issue in the final two years of his administration, about half of Americans (52%) say he is doing a “good job” of protecting the environment. They are less likely to say he is doing a good job of improving […] Read more »
On Iran, Obama Is Ignoring Public Opinion at His Own Peril
Throughout the contentious debate between the White House and Congress over the Iran nuclear negotiations, one important piece of the equation has been largely overlooked: American public opinion. If voters were confident that President Obama was striking a good deal with Iran that would prevent Tehran from getting nuclear weapons, […] Read more »
50% say Obama’s been a success
As the political world’s focus begins to turn to the race to succeed President Barack Obama, a new CNN/ORC poll finds Americans are split over whether Obama’s time in office has been a success. But they are now more likely than at any point during his tenure to say things […] Read more »