Economic discontent is hurting President Joe Biden and his party’s midterm election prospects, with six in 10 Americans reporting inflation hardships, three-quarters saying the economy’s in bad shape and a nearly 20-point lead for the Republican Party in trust to handle it. Biden has other problems, with underwater ratings for […] Read more »
Post-ABC poll finds a deeply pessimistic nation, worried about the economy and Biden’s leadership
President Biden will deliver his State of the Union address on Tuesday to a deeply pessimistic nation, one that largely sees the economy worsening under his watch, disapproves of his leadership on key issues and currently prefers that Republicans control Congress after the November elections, according to a Washington Post-ABC […] Read more »
Joe Biden Can’t Even Wag the Dog
Our most recent national poll of 1,000 likely voters was completed on the cusp of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine just as President Biden was trying to publicly face down Vladimir Putin and rally the world to oppose the invasion. Normally, at times of crisis the American public rallies to support […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Majority favors nominating an African-American woman to SCOTUS
President Joe Biden pledged to nominate the first Black woman to the high court during his 2020 campaign, and voters support him doing that: 63% favor the move, while 28% oppose it, according to the latest Fox News poll. … Majorities are favorable across the board, with Democrats (91%), Black […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Republicans maintain advantage in generic midterm ballot
In an early snapshot of the 2022 midterm elections, Republicans maintain a narrow advantage over Democrats on the generic congressional ballot — as voters say they are less likely to support a candidate endorsed by either President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump, according to the latest Fox News […] Read more »
NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll: A majority says Biden’s first year was a failure
Rising inflation, a continuing pandemic, a foreign policy misstep in Afghanistan and Democratic infighting all marred President Biden’s first year, and now a majority of respondents to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll say his first year was a “failure.” In all, 56% said Biden’s first year in office was a […] Read more »