5 Takeaways From the June WSJ/NBC Poll

The latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll doesn’t hold much good news for President Barack Obama. The president’s approval rating has dropped to 41% amid a slew of foreign crises and economic unease at home – although his environmental proposal has won him some points. Here are five takeaways from […] Read more »

NBC/WSJ Poll: Obama’s Foreign Policy Rating Plummets, Even Without Iraq

The percentage of Americans approving of President Barack Obama’s handling of foreign policy issues has dropped to the lowest level of his presidency as he faces multiple overseas challenges, including in Iraq, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. Additionally, the public is evenly split on whether Obama […] Read more »

Americans’ Faith in Government Shapes How They Feel About Obamacare — Trust Me

Four years after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, Americans are still of two minds about the health care reform law. When pollsters break Obamacare apart, nearly all of the individual pieces are well regarded. But when they ask about Obamacare as a single, hulking policy, it’s derided. Americans […] Read more »

A dug-in electorate bodes poorly for the Democrats in November

Since its passage nearly four years ago, a plurality of Americans has disapproved of the Affordable Care Act. Since the onset of the Great Recession 6 years ago, more than 80% of Americans have rated economic conditions as only fair or poor. And since winning a second term, Barack Obama’s […] Read more »