President Barack Obama enters his coming budget battle with the Republican-led Congress in a climate of American public opinion that is surprisingly positive. … The president’s policies addressing income inequality generally meet with strong conceptual approval: The public heartily endorses efforts to improve the lot of poor people. At the […] Read more »
Obama’s approval ratings stagnant despite economy
Americans’ growing optimism about the nation’s economy has not boosted President Barack Obama’s approval ratings, according to a new CNN/ORC poll. The President’s ratings for handling the economy have held steady, and the share who approve of his efforts to help the middle class has risen slightly, but more continue […] Read more »
Why Congress Doesn’t Really Worry About What Most Americans Think
With each week, we have come to expect another jarring outrage from the self-proclaimed Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, the new breed of terrorists that is redefining terror. … The latest CNN poll says 78 percent of Americans are in favor of authorizing further actions against the […] Read more »
Obama Approval on Issues, Favorable Rating Up
Although still relatively low in an absolute sense, Americans’ approval ratings of President Barack Obama’s handling of the economy and foreign affairs are up significantly from last fall, to 43% and 36%, respectively. His ratings on these issues slumped last year, including a personal low of 31% for his handling […] Read more »
Blame for DHS shutdown would fall to GOP
Republicans in Congress would shoulder the blame for a shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security if they are unable to enact a new spending bill to keep the agency running, according to a new CNN/ORC poll. The survey finds 53% of Americans would blame the Republicans in Congress if […] Read more »
CNN/ORC poll: Majority of Americans oppose Netanyahu invite
A large majority of Americans believe that Republican congressional leaders should not have invited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to Congress without consulting the White House, according to a new CNN/ORC survey. CONT. Alexandra Jaffe, CNN Read more »