Close divisions over President Obama’s record and a continued anxiety over the pace of the economy’s recovery point toward a volatile and polarized 2016 presidential election, the latest Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor suggests. CONT. Ronald Brownstein, National Journal Read more »
U.S. Jews’ Support for Obama Stabilizes After Two-Year Drop
After dropping by 13 percentage points between late 2012 and late 2014, President Barack Obama’s job approval rating among Jewish Americans improved slightly in 2015. Approval among U.S. Jews averaged 55% in the first half of the year and held at 54% in the second half, for an overall yearly […] Read more »
Budget Deficit Slips as Public Priority
As Barack Obama begins his final year in office, the goal of reducing the budget deficit, which the public once ranked among the most pressing objectives for his administration, has continued its recent decline in perceived importance. CONT. Pew Read more »
Obama Averages 46.2% Job Approval in Year Seven
Throughout his seventh full year in office, beginning Jan. 20, 2015, and ending on Tuesday, President Barack Obama averaged a 46.2% job approval rating. That marks a significant improvement from his 42.6% average during his sixth year in office, the lowest of his presidency to date. CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, […] Read more »
The 2016 State of the Union: Considering the Public’s Opinion
President Barack Obama delivered his final State of the Union address this week, providing an opportunity to analyze existing public opinion about some of the proposals and assertions he made in his speech. In many cases, the president accurately assesses the state of public opinion or offers proposals that the […] Read more »
U.S. Split on Whether Obama, GOP Congress Should Set Course
Americans are about evenly divided in their preference for who should have more influence over the direction the nation takes in the next year, with 46% saying the Republicans in Congress and 42% saying President Barack Obama. Americans have been mostly split on this question during Obama’s presidency, with the […] Read more »