Beginning in 2018, Gallup will start updating presidential job approval on a weekly basis, rather than on a daily basis. CONT. Frank Newport, Gallup Read more »
Trump ‘approval poll’ offers no negative options
The joint fundraising committee of President Trump’s reelection campaign and the Republican National Committee released a three-question “Inaugural Year Approval Poll” that offers readers no option to give a negative assessment of the president’s first year in office. CONT. Kathryn Watson, CBS News Read more »
The 7 most important polling trends of 2017
2017 is almost in the books — and so are another 12 months of public opinion polling. The calendar year that President Donald Trump spent settling into the White House has been marked by consistently low ratings from a majority of the American public. But this year also has seen […] Read more »
Poll Hub: It’s the Economy, Stupid. Or, Is It?
Using a compilation of polls from 2017, a recent Washington Post article asserts that, historically, Americans’ outlook about the direction of the country is impacted by whether or not the economy is doing well. And if it is, that credit tends to go to the President of the United States. […] Read more »
No, Trump’s approval rating hasn’t caught up to Obama’s
President Donald Trump claimed Friday that his approval ratings at this point in his presidency rival those of Barack Obama, citing a report from “Fox & Friends.” “While the Fake News loves to talk about my so-called low approval rating, @foxandfriends just showed that my rating on Dec. 28, 2017, […] Read more »
UK polling expert John Curtice gets ‘unanticipated’ knighthood
Polling expert and political scientist John Curtice has been given a knighthood in the Queen’s New Year honours list. The veteran psephologist has been honoured for his high-profile work in political analysis. His 2017 election exit poll correctly predicted the Conservatives would lose their majority. The 64-year-old, famous for political […] Read more »