… George Washington University political scientist Danny Hayes has described how the “issue attention cycle” results in a surge in news coverage of a new issue like gun control followed by a fairly rapid decline, which received increased attention after the Sandy Hook massacre but ultimately trailed off, following a […] Read more »
Boehner throws polling punch on president
House Speaker John Boehner is tweaking President Barack Obama over the president’s poll numbers. Asked by reporters Wednesday about Obama’s strategy of holding events across the country to push policies and proposals on the economy, Boehner at first declined to comment. But then he said flatly, “If I had poll […] Read more »
Americans still dissatisfied with Washington, economy
Americans’ dissatisfaction with the economy continues along with their disapproval of President Obama’s and Congress’ handling of it, according to a new CBS News poll released Wednesday. [cont.] CBS News Read more »
Obama’s Summer Swoon. We’ve Been Here Before.
Obama’s approval ratings are on a slide. Polls out this week from Pew, ABC/Washington Post, McClatchy/Marist and NBC/Wall Street Journal all show the president’s approval ratings lower than they’ve been all year, and in some cases lower than they’ve been since 2011. Polling taken this summer in key battleground states […] Read more »
President Obama’s Economic Speech and Public Opinion
President Obama’s hour-long speech at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, on Wednesday was a major effort on the part of his administration to focus attention on what White House Adviser Dan Pfeiffer called “the most important issue facing the country” — namely the economy. Pfeiffer is right on that count. […] Read more »
Finding common ground, but only in dissatisfaction
Who says the American electorate can’t find common ground? In the latest NBC/WSJ poll, we see it across several measures. Indeed, when it comes to the topic of Congress, there is a good deal in common across both the partisan divide and congressional districts. [cont.] Alex Bratty, Public Opinion Strategies Read more »