A new Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday showed that President Obama’s approval rating has plunged to 44 percent. Here are the reasons why Americans say they disapprove of Obama’s job performance: [cont.] The Onion Read more »
Obama’s poll numbers flagging
The president’s poll numbers are no longer sagging. They’re just plain down. … Low approval ratings for presidents or governors, especially those that drift down, usually have many causes. But at this time in his second term, a goodly amount of malaise with the incumbent is bound to be “Obama […] Read more »
Bush Still Bears Brunt of Blame for Economic Woes
Americans are still more likely to blame former President George W. Bush “a great deal” or “a moderate amount” than President Barack Obama for the country’s current economic problems. More Americans blamed Bush during Obama’s first year as president in 2009; however, since mid-2010, views have been steady at levels […] Read more »
How the media outrageously blew the IRS scandal
… In short, the entire scandal narrative was a fiction. But it had real consequences, effectively derailing Obama’s agenda not long after a resounding reelection, costing several people their careers, and distracting and misinforming the public. It’s not that nothing went wrong at the IRS, but that the transgression merited […] Read more »
Polling’s mixed message for 2014, 2016
At midyear, the national opinion polls provide little indication of which way the political wind is blowing looking ahead to 2014, and 2016. Most of the key public opinion measures are mixed, or uncertain. [cont.] Andrew Kohut, Pew Read more »
Red, Divided and Blue Fly This Independence Day
It seems entirely revealing, if dispiriting, that the days before the July Fourth holiday showed Red America and Blue America pulling apart at an accelerating rate. … On almost all of our major policy choices, the common thread is that the election of 2012 did not “break the fever” of […] Read more »