For nearly a quarter-century, Hillary Rodham Clinton has played an outsized role in the nation’s consciousness as an advocate and a political survivor. Her presidential campaign’s favorite way to describe her is as “a fighter.” But something surprising has emerged in public opinion about the former first lady, senator and […] Read more »
Obama’s Approval Rating Is So … Stable
How voters feel about Barack Obama is probably more important to the outcome of the 2016 presidential election than anything the candidates to succeed him say or do. That means it’s worth asking this question: Why are his approval ratings so flat? CONT. Jonathan Bernstein, Bloomberg View Recent polls: Obama […] Read more »
The Truth About the 2016 Race
The rise of Donald Trump might represent some massive sea change in American politics—but it’s far more likely he will fade long before the primary season does. Thanks to Trump, August was a blockbuster month for the political press, but most of what is happening now won’t decide who is […] Read more »
The Science Behind Trump-Mania
Donald Trump’s startling transformation from reality TV star to serious presidential contender in the eyes of some key Republican voters happened because he’s been able to sell himself as the straight-talker most candidates aspire to be, a Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa Poll shows. A look underneath the poll’s headline […] Read more »
New poll shows how sharply partisan the debate on Iran deal has become
American opinions on the Iran nuclear agreement have grown sharply polarized along party lines, according to a new poll [PDF] released Tuesday as the White House closes in on support needed in the Senate to block Republican opposition to the deal. A survey by the University of Maryland’s Program for […] Read more »
CNN/ORC poll: Obama disapproval up, most say U.S. doing badly
After a brief bump into positive territory, disapproval of President Barack Obama is on the rise amid dismal reviews of his work on several foreign policy issues and a sense that his policies would lead the country in the wrong direction. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »