According to a recent story in The New York Times, in a meeting with the president last month to discuss the party’s messaging, Speaker Nancy Pelosi came armed with an alternate slogan to replace the “Build Back Better” phrase, which some Democrats call “toxic” these days. Pelosi’s substitute? One of […] Read more »
Gas Prices and Presidential Approval
Key Points• President Joe Biden and his party are struggling amidst myriad challenges, including high gas prices. Gas prices have spiked in recent weeks following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.• There is some association between higher gas prices and lower presidential approval, although the connection is not particularly strong.• This […] Read more »
Americans unite behind Ukraine and Zelensky and against Russia
Most Americans support Ukraine as it battles Russia’s invasion, though most don’t go so far as to back American military involvement. Russia is on the wrong side of the conflict, according to most Americans in the latest Economist/YouGov Poll: Almost none say they sympathize with Russia more than Ukraine, and […] Read more »
Americans remain pessimistic about the direction of the country
This week’s Ipsos’ Core Political finds Americans remain pessimistic about the direction of the country and most concerned about the economy and war and foreign conflict. President Joe Biden’s presidential approval rating remains stable. CONTINUED Ipsos The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and insightful […] Read more »
‘We Want People That Are Going to Fight the Left,’ Says the Man Out-Trumping Trump
Ron DeSantis, the Republican governor of Florida, is giving Donald Trump a run for his money as the most divisive politician in America. “We want people that are going to fight the left, and that’s what we need to do in this country,” DeSantis declared in an interview with Fox […] Read more »
Public Expresses Mixed Views of U.S. Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Three weeks into Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine, nearly half of Americans (47%) approve of the Biden administration’s handling of the Russian invasion, while about four-in-ten (39%) disapprove; 13% say they are not sure. Roughly a third of Americans (32%) say that the United States is providing about the right […] Read more »