Turmoil abroad isn’t helping President Obama at home: After a brief rally the last few months, his job approval rating slipped back under 50 percent in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll. CONT. Sofi Sinozich, ABC News Read more »
Concerns about terrorist attack in U.S. rise
In the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris, Beirut and Mali, more Americans are now concerned about a terrorist attack here in the United States. 69 percent think an attack in the U.S. is very or somewhat likely to occur in the next few months, up 25 points from […] Read more »
Fear throws its hat into the ring for 2016 race
Fear is back. It looks like 2004 all over again. … The biggest political problem Democrats face is one that didn’t come up in 2004: refugees. Obama called Republican opposition to admitting refugees “shameful” and “a betrayal of our values.” He mocked Republican critics, saying “They’re scared of widows and […] Read more »
Americans more fearful of a major terror attack in the U.S.
Fears among Americans about terrorist attacks on U.S. soil have risen sharply a week after a major assault in Paris killed 130, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, which finds a majority believing that the country is at war with “radical Islam.” CONT. Scott Clement & Juliet Eilperin, […] Read more »
Terrorism Fears Rise Post-Paris; Most Back Force, Oppose Refugees
With terrorism fears near a post-9/11 high in a new ABC News-Washington Post poll, majorities of Americans back increased use of military force, including ground forces, against the Islamic State, and more than half oppose admitting Mideast refugees to the United States. CONT. Gary Langer, ABC News Read more »
Paris Attacks Will Keep Obama and Democrats Playing Defense
I say it repeatedly: Events matter. And for President Barack Obama, the terror attacks in Paris present a no-win political situation, at least until other, compelling news changes the subject. That is not to say the president, the Democratic Party or the likely Democratic 2016 nominee, Hillary Rodham Clinton, will […] Read more »