As the partial federal government shutdown continues with no break in the impasse between Democrats and Republicans in Congress, nearly nine in 10 Americans are unhappy with the way things are going in Washington, including 43 percent who are angry – up 13 points since March and the highest since […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Voters support delaying Obamacare, but oppose defunding it
Two extraordinary events happened on Tuesday: The opening of insurance exchanges at the center of President Obama’s health care law and a partial government shutdown stemming from disagreement over the federal budget and whether to defund or delay Obamacare. While voters oppose defunding the health care law, they say implementation […] Read more »
For Tea Party, Shutdown Is Worth The Pain
… The shutdown debate has demonstrated, yet again, that in an era of polarization, Americans are living in parallel political universes. Democrats, led by President Obama, complain that the House GOP is holding federal operations hostage by refusing to accept that the ACA is the settled law of the land. […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: 81% disapprove of Congress, 49% disapprove of Obama
After watching lawmakers fail to agree on funding the federal government, a new Fox News national poll finds that fully 81 percent of voters disapprove of the job Congress is doing. … President Obama’s job ratings are down-right glowing by comparison — yet they are still underwater. [cont.] Dana Blanton, […] Read more »
Americans not happy about shutdown; more blame GOP
On day three of the partial government shutdown, a new CBS News poll reveals that a large majority of Americans disapprove of the shutdown and more are blaming Republicans than President Obama and the Democrats for it. Fully 72 percent of Americans disapprove of shutting down the federal government over […] Read more »
Americans Think GOP’s Top Priority Is Troublemaking
The two parties are portraying the stalemate over the federal budget and health reform as a titanic clash of principle, but a plurality of Americans believes that causing political problems for President Obama is now the GOP’s top priority in Washington, the latest United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll has […] Read more »