More U.S. adults say they agree with Donald Trump on issues (40%) than say he has the personality and leadership qualities a president should have (34%). That is a departure from what Gallup measured for former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, who consistently scored better on personality and […] Read more »
Trump Disapproval Rooted in Character Concerns
Americans who disapprove of how Donald Trump is handling his job as president primarily base their views on his character and personality. By contrast, U.S. adults who disapproved of Barack Obama’s job performance in July 2009, during his first year in office, focused mainly on his policies and stances on […] Read more »
Poll shows little support for Senate GOP health bill, even among Republicans
Most Americans disapprove of the GOP’s handling of health care. That’s according to a new NewsHour poll, in partnership with the Marist Institute for Public Opinion and NPR, that looks at Americans’ opinions on President Trump, health care, the economy and more. Judy Woodruff examines the results with Lee Miringoff […] Read more »
George W. Bush and Barack Obama Both Popular in Retirement
Former President George W. Bush’s national image continues to improve in his retirement, with his favorable rating rising seven percentage points over the past year to 59%. … Obama’s current 63% favorable rating is similar to what Gallup measured during the lame-duck period of his presidency, from mid-November 2016 through […] Read more »
The Political Risks of Loathing Trump
Polls show President Trump’s approval numbers languishing around 40 percent, while the anger and intensity of the Democratic base is rising and the Republican base remains pretty complacent, not full of fight as it was during the Obama years. … That’s a lot for Democrats and liberals to be excited […] Read more »
Absent a More Progressive Economics, the Democrats Will Lose
The challenge Democrats face today—uniting a broad coalition of working class Americans that spans racial, regional, gender, and generational lines—is far from new, but it has not always been this daunting. … Where working people of all races once helped deliver Democratic victories under Presidents Roosevelt and Truman, winning a […] Read more »