After a difficult year, President Obama is enjoying a modest rebound ahead of State of the Union address Tuesday. His approval rating has increased to around 46 percent over the last month, according to an average of polls taken over the last month, up from 42 percent in the weeks […] Read more »
Obama to Speak to Less Pessimistic Public, Poll Finds
President Barack Obama will deliver his State of the Union address Tuesday to an American public that is less pessimistic about the nation than a year ago, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds, but which also sees Washington’s leaders as stubborn and divided. CONT. Janet Hook, Wall Street […] Read more »
Worries About Terrorism Rise Post-Paris
Americans’ worries about terrorism have increased modestly in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Paris, as has public priority on investigating terrorism even at the expense of personal privacy. Barack Obama, for his part, is doing slightly better in trust to handle the issue. CONT. Gary Langer, ABC News Read more »
Fox News Poll: 64% say U.S. still in recession, yet 58% optimistic about economy
At the start of Barack Obama’s seventh year as president, majorities of American voters disapprove of the job he’s doing, think the country is still in a recession and are generally unhappy with the way things are going. Yet at the same time, there is optimism about the future, and […] Read more »
How Barack Obama is avoiding becoming George W. Bush
… While Obama has certainly been battered over his six years, he can at least say this: He’s in considerably better shape than his predecessor, George W. Bush, heading into the home stretch. While Obama’s and Bush’s numbers rivaled each other for the better part of the middle of their […] Read more »
U.S. Divided on Whether GOP or Obama Should Have More Influence
Americans are divided on which part of their divided government should have more influence over the direction the nation takes — Democratic President Barack Obama (40%) or the Republicans in Congress (43%). CONT. Andrew Dugan, Gallup Read more »