President Barack Obama’s job approval rating is at 48% for Dec. 27-29, the highest three-day average since Aug. 21-23, 2013. Obama’s disapproval rating is also 48%, and this marks the first time his approval-disapproval gap has not been negative since September of 2013. CONT. Frank Newport, Gallup Recent polls: Obama’s job […] Read more »
What’s Behind Obama’s Improving Poll Numbers?
As Barack Obama nears the halfway point of his second term, things appear finally to be looking up for the president after a difficult year. For the first time since September 2013, Gallup’s daily polling on Mr. Obama’s job approval rating shows it above water: 48% of Americans approve of […] Read more »
Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton Extend Run as Most Admired
Americans continue to name Hillary Clinton as the woman living anywhere in the world whom they admire most, and name Barack Obama as the man they admire most. Clinton has held the top women’s spot in each of the last 13 years and 17 of the last 18, with that […] Read more »
Learning from 2014 and Turning to 2016
Now that we are getting the second and third level dissections of Campaign 2014 from thoughtful Democratic analysts, we thought it would be a good time for a review. The starting point for the post-election discussion amounted to efforts to reassure dispirited Democrats that the 2014 election was typically unique […] Read more »
Most support ending the embargo on Cuba
Americans in Economist/YouGov Polls conducted in the last four years have supported travel, trade and even diplomatic relations with Cuba, and the President’s initiative to improve U.S. relations towards the Castro-led regime in Havana hasn’t changed those opinions. And while Republicans are less likely to support all these options, about […] Read more »
As Economy Strengthens, Obama’s Popularity Is Likely to Rise
When will the improving American economy translate into higher approval ratings for President Obama? It will take time. But if recent trends continue, Mr. Obama’s political standing is likely to strengthen. CONT. Brendan Nyhan (Dartmouth), New York Times Read more »