Approximately 7-in-10 Americans support the goals of President Barack Obama’s recent executive action on immigration, but are sharply divided about the means he used to achieve them, according to a new national survey. The PRRI Religion & Politics Tracking Survey finds that 72 percent of Americans favor allowing illegal immigrants […] Read more »
Latino Support for Hillary Clinton in 2016 Depends on Her Stance on Executive Action on Immigration
During the November 2014 midterms Latino voters said the number one issue they wanted Congress and the President to address was immigration reform. Today, new national poll findings of Latino voters reveal that the 2016 presidential election will also hinge on immigration. The 2016 Latino vote could face huge swings, […] Read more »
Public reaction to Obama’s immigration initiative
I’ll have more to say about November’s elections in the coming weeks as additional numbers are crunched. In the meantime, what we can learn from President Obama’s immigration announcement and the polling attendant thereto? CONT. Mark Mellman (Mellman Group), The Hill Recent polls: Immigration Read more »
African Americans aren’t thrilled with Obama’s Ferguson response
President Obama has pointedly refused to weigh in on what happened in Ferguson, Mo., aiming not to inflame an already delicate situation. That approach, though, is not earning him his usual strong marks from his most loyal base of support: fellow African Americans. CONT. Aaron Blake, Washington Post Read more »
Obama needs to be the partisan in chief
Every great president since George Washington has also been a great partisan. President Obama, however, has been reluctant to present himself as a partisan, much less as the leader of a party. … In the most noble image of politics, parties would not be necessary; if only people had all […] Read more »
Americans predict more gridlock in full GOP control of Congress
Half of Americans believe Republican control of both chambers of Congress will be bad for the country, and a majority say it will in fact cause more gridlock in Washington, according to a new CNN/ORC nationwide poll. CONT. Alexandra Jaffe, CNN Read more »