I’ve received several requests to post something about this Quinnipiac survey of American adults released yesterday in which 33% of respondents say Barack Obama is the worst president among the 12 who have served since World War II. That tops the list of worst presidents, beating even former president George […] Read more »
Obama’s Job Approval Rating in Context
President Obama’s job approval rating is down in recent weeks, although not dramatically. The American people gave their elected executive officer an average 42% rating throughout the month of June, which was down from 44% the previous two months (April and May), but then quite close to the 42% in […] Read more »
Lies, damned lies, statistics and polls
Mark Twain famously said, “There’s lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Lord only knows what he would have said about polls. In modern politics, polls often serve as the canary in the mine — an early warning signal of danger or trends. But polls can also be used to wag the […] Read more »
No polling fireworks for Obama this July 4th
As President Barack Obama marks his sixth Independence Day in the White House, his approval ratings remain near the lowest of his presidency. Just 41% of Americans approve of the job the President’s doing in office, according to a new CNN Poll of Polls. But while Obama’s numbers are anything […] Read more »
Democrats in trouble in Senate battleground states
This survey, the second Resurgent Republic survey in this election cycle, polled 1000 likely 2014 voters in twelve U.S. Senate battleground states, with respondents evenly distributed among the states just as U.S. Senate seats are distributed. … The political environment in these twelve states tilts strongly toward the Republicans. Several […] Read more »
A Court Ruling That Both Sides Can Run With
… Democrats have spent hundreds of millions of dollars in the last several years to cast Republicans as callous and extreme on women’s health issues. And party strategists believe their ability to hold on to the Senate this year depends in large part on persuading women that a Republican Senate […] Read more »