As America teeters of the edge of a potentially catastrophic default, Americans are unsurprisingly gloomy about the future of the economy. Tomorrow is the day that the Treasury Department says that the federal government will become unable to borrow more money and, as a consequence, be unable to pay many […] Read more »
As Debt Limit Deadline Nears, Concern Ticks Up But Skepticism Persists
With just two days to go before an Oct. 17 deadline to raise the nation’s debt limit, 51% of the public views a rise in the nation’s debt limit as “absolutely essential” in order to avoid an economic crisis, while 36% think the country can go past the deadline without […] Read more »
Republicans losing no-win game
All of Washington’s elected leaders earn negative marks for handling budget negotiations, but the public’s ire toward Republicans in Congress has hardened quicker than disapproval of President Obama and Democrats through a fortnight of failed negotiations. [cont.] Scott Clement & Peyton M. Craighill, Washington Post Read more »
Disapproval of GOP Peaks in Blame for the Budget Crisis
A new high of 74 percent of Americans disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling Washington’s budget crisis, up significantly in the past two weeks and far exceeding disapproval of both President Obama and congressional Democrats on the issue. [cont.] Gary Langer, ABC News Read more »
It’s time for stocktaking by GOP leaders
Sometimes polls state the obvious. Sometimes they surprise. The latest NBC News-Wall Street Journal and Gallup polls, which landed in the middle of the government shutdown late last week, did both. Everyone knew that the shutdown and threats of a government default would damage the political standing of all parties […] Read more »
As shutdown drags on, Americans turn to Obama for an endgame
Numerous media and research organizations have conducted polls on the government shutdown, with much focus on who Americans blame for the crisis. But only YouGov has tracked public opinion throughout the shutdown, revealing trends in who Americans think stands most in the way of a resolution to the crisis. [cont.] […] Read more »