President Obama is ending his fifth year in office matching the worst public approval ratings of his presidency, with record numbers of Americans saying they disapprove of his job performance and his once-hefty advantages over Republicans in Congress eroded in many areas, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. […] Read more »
A Drop in Opposition to Obamacare Helps Stabilize a Struggling Presidency
Public opposition to the new health care law has eased in the past month, enough to help level off Barack Obama’s falling popularity – but not to turn it around. Fifty-five percent of Americans in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll disapprove of the president’s job performance overall, unchanged from […] Read more »
AP-GfK Poll: Health law seen as eroding coverage
Americans who already have health insurance are blaming President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul for their rising premiums and deductibles, and overall 3 in 4 say the rollout of coverage for the uninsured has gone poorly. … The poll found a striking level of unease about the law among people […] Read more »
Obama’s Economic Defectors
Things can change a lot in 12 months. Last year at this time, Democrats were celebrating President Barack Obama’s re-election and preparing for his second inauguration. But this week’s Wall Street Journal/NBC poll indicates Republicans are ending the year on a high note. Mr. Obama’s number have sunk, and Americans […] Read more »
Revolt Against Congress: Game On
This poll is in the congressional battleground looking at named incumbents and is virtually the only window into what is really happening. … Yes, the health care roll-out and reduced presidential standing has hurt Democrats, but keep it in perspective: o Voters evenly divided on this issue; the big debate […] Read more »
Stories versus evidence on Obama’s fate
Journalists rightly seek to tell compelling stories, which can bring abstract or dry topics to life, but the need to create a compelling narrative can be dangerous in politics. As we’ve seen in recent weeks, the focus on storytelling over analytical precision pulls the media toward overstated claims, false binary […] Read more »