The situation in Iraq seems to be taking a toll on President Barack Obama’s public standing. His weekly job approval rating is down a total of three percentage points over the last two weeks, to 41%. While this drop is not large in absolute terms, it is notable because it […] Read more »
Democrats Face Unfair Fight in Midterms
… In politics and polling, as in real estate, underwater or “upside down” approval ratings are not a good thing for an elected official. Moreover, in the case of a president heading into a midterm election, with the midterm often said to be a referendum on the incumbent president, this […] Read more »
Poll Finds Dissatisfaction Over Iraq
Dissatisfaction with President Obama’s conduct of foreign policy has shot up among both Republicans and Democrats in the past month, even though a slim majority supports his recent decision to send military advisers to Iraq to confront the growing threat from militants there, according to the latest New York Times/CBS […] Read more »
Lagging approval for Obama overall and on Iraq
President Obama receives low marks for his handling of the situation in Iraq: just 37 percent approve, and 52 percent disapprove. While most Democrats approve, nearly a third of them disapproves. Moreover, more than two-thirds of Americans do not think Mr. Obama has clearly explained what the U.S. goals are […] Read more »
Many Americans wary of U.S. role in Iraq
Fifty percent of Americans think the U.S. doesn’t have a responsibility to do something about the recent violence in Iraq, while fewer – 42 percent — think the U.S. does, a CBS News/New York Times poll reveals. … Some 41 percent of Americans think President Obama’s response to the violence […] Read more »
The Frustration Doctrine
Americans’ confidence in American leadership is flagging to such a degree that it poses a critical threat to our democracy, particularly as moneyed interests seek to manipulate the malaise and stir policy and politician away from principle and toward profit. CONT. Charles M. Blow, New York Times Read more »