… We’ve finally found an issue on which almost all Americans, right and left, agree: We hate having a federal government that creates problems instead of solving them. And the shutdown, the Obamacare rollout and the phone-tapping scandal are all government-created problems. … While Republicans get most of the blame […] Read more »
Obama Ratings Sink As Trustworthiness Comes Into Question
… It’s a common presidential predicament, but it never looks good when a president’s aides rush to defend him from accusations of lying by saying he was unaware of all the circumstances. “When you’ve got a choice between being duplicitous or out of touch, out of touch is probably better, […] Read more »
Obama’s Credibility Is At Risk
President Obama’s allies are alternately wincing over, or shaking their heads at, the troubled rollout of the Affordable Care Act and its website, as well as disclosures that U.S. intelligence agencies spied on some of our closest allies. Many of the president’s supporters are probably wishing they could avoid watching […] Read more »
How Are Health Care Messages Playing With Americans?
The Obama administration continues to find itself on the defensive because of the rocky rollout of the Affordable Care Act. Meanwhile, Republicans took plenty of heat after their latest big push against the law, which resulted in a government shutdown. To get a handle on how each side has done […] Read more »
Not Dead Yet
Two polls we conducted this weekend already shows some signs of life for the Republican party. This is not to minimize the challenges facing the GOP. Those challenges are significant. But perhaps those who wish to bury Republicans now in anticipation of a poor performance in the November 2014 elections […] Read more »
NBC/WSJ poll: Obama approval sinks to new low
President Barack Obama’s approval rating has declined to an all-time low as public frustration with Washington and pessimism about the nation’s direction continue to grow, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. … And for the first time in the survey, even Obama’s personal ratings are upside-down, with […] Read more »