From time to time, we all read something where suddenly words jump out from the page, grabbing our attention. This happened to me the other day while reading a memo from Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg and strategist James Carville, along with two of their colleagues who work for the Democracy […] Read more »
Bipartisan Support for Increased U.S. Sanctions against Russia
As the Obama administration announces new economic measures against Russian officials and companies, the public supports increased U.S. economic and diplomatic sanctions by a 53% to 36% margin. But by roughly two-to-one (62% to 30%), Americans oppose sending arms and military supplies to the Ukrainian government. CONT. Pew Read more »
Poll Shows Problems for Obama, Peril for Senate Democrats
President Obama’s approval rating remains ominously weak among the constituencies that could tip the battle for control of the Senate in November, the latest Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor Poll has found. Obama’s overall approval, standing at just 41 percent, remains near the lowest level ever recorded in the 20 Heartland […] Read more »
Southern Whites’ Loyalty to G.O.P. Nearing That of Blacks to Democrats
President Obama’s landslide victory in 2008 was supposed to herald the beginning of a new Democratic era. And yet, six years later, there is not even a clear Democratic majority in the country, let alone one poised for 30 years of dominance. It’s not because Mr. Obama’s so-called new coalition […] Read more »
Broad Distaste for Health Law, but Little Appetite to Repeal It, Poll Finds
Despite strong dislike of President Obama’s handling of health care, a majority of people in three Southern states – Kentucky, Louisiana and North Carolina – would rather that Congress improve his signature health care law than repeal and replace it, according to a New York Times Upshot/Kaiser Family Foundation poll. […] Read more »
Obama’s Foreign Policy Impacts 2014 Elections — Really
No, I am not going to try to make the case that foreign policy will be at the forefront of this year’s elections, or that international issues are a high priority for most Americans. They aren’t. But foreign policy could have an indirect yet significant impact on the midterm elections, […] Read more »