The Marist Poll is marking a milestone. For 35 years, The Marist Poll has been accurately and scientifically gauging public opinion. To commemorate this achievement, The Marist Poll recently held a panel discussion at The Paley Center for Media in New York City. As moderators, poll directors Lee M. Miringoff and […] Read more »
Senate Democrats struggle to define a message that can save their majority
Democrats are going into the 2014 midterm elections with their control of the Senate greatly imperiled and with the prospect of an Obama presidency completely hobbled in its final two years. In response, the president and his party are struggling to come up with a broad economic message that can rebut, […] Read more »
The Spring of Shrinking Hopes
… Some seven months before Election Day, the political indicators are not encouraging for Democrats. First, the answer to one question — “Do you think things in the nation are generally headed in the right direction, or do you feel things are off on the wrong track?” — essentially provides […] Read more »
The Mixed Bag of GOP Control
… While Americans tend to look at the president as the symbol of government in Washington—giving him and his party more blame if things are not going well in Washington—the perception would be altered if Republicans took full control of Congress. It would be much harder to diffuse blame for […] Read more »
President Obama’s foreign policy paradox
Whether one likes President Obama’s conduct of foreign policy or not, the common assumption is that the administration is at least giving the American people the foreign policy they want. The majority of Americans have opposed any meaningful U.S. role in Syria, have wanted to lessen U.S. involvement in the […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Country weaker under Obama, not tough enough on Russia
By a widening margin, more voters think the United States is weaker since Barack Obama became president. And the highest number in a decade feels the country is less safe than it was before 9/11, according to a Fox News poll released Wednesday. The poll also finds most voters think […] Read more »