Most Americans view the country moving in the wrong direction and don’t see their financial futures getting better anytime soon, attitudes likely to make it harder for Democrats to do well this fall, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll. CONT. David Lightman, McClatchy Read more »
NPR Poll: Senate Battleground Tilts Republican, But Still Anybody’s Game
With fewer than five weeks until election day, the political landscape continues to be tilted against President Obama and his party. The battle for control of the Senate — the biggest prize this year — remains close and could tip either way. Those are the findings of NPR’s latest bipartisan […] Read more »
Obama Factor in 2014 Vote Similar to 2010
Registered voters are more likely to view their choice of candidate in this year’s midterm elections as a message of opposition (32%) rather than support (20%) for President Barack Obama. That 12-percentage-point margin is similar to what Gallup measured for Obama in 2010 and George W. Bush in 2006, years […] Read more »
Kansas: GOP Has Numbers Advantage, but Support Drops
Kansas has emerged as an unlikely battleground state in the 2014 midterm election, with two longtime Republican fixtures, U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts and Gov. Sam Brownback, facing competitive races. These races threaten to sweep the GOP out of two of the state’s most prominent positions. Adding to the element of […] Read more »
Public backing grows for Obama’s actions against Islamic State
Americans overwhelmingly back U.S. airstrikes against terrorists in Syria and are increasingly supportive of President Barack Obama’s handling of the crisis, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll. But that approval and confidence appears fragile, particularly on whether the United States should send ground troops if the policy falters. CONT. David […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Majority supports ground troops to battle ISIS if airstrikes not enough
Americans are clearly behind President Obama in the battle against ISIS. Still, they have a number of worries. … The country decisively endorses the military action being taken against ISIS: a large 78-percent majority approves of U.S. airstrikes. … At the same time, more than twice as many voters believe […] Read more »