In anticipation of President Biden’s State of the Union speech on Tuesday night, public pollsters released poll results reporting on, well, the “state of the union” and how Americans feel about Biden. There is increasingly only one lesson from these polls: Partisanship determines how we see the nation and our […] Read more »
Biden is in a weak position heading into the State of the Union
State of the Union addresses are supposed to be a high mark of sorts for a president. The president has the nation’s attention as he describes his accomplishments and agenda going forward. And while President Joe Biden will certainly do those things Tuesday night, he faces a tall task. Biden’s […] Read more »
In divided nation, Americans do agree on this: Biden should talk about economy — CBS News poll
The state of our union is … ? We asked people to describe it, and received some dour assessments: they picked “divided” most of all, followed by “declining” and “weak.” Few picked adjectives “strong,” or — amid tough economic ratings — “prospering.” These aren’t just one-sided partisan points. Partisans share […] Read more »
Politics Abhors a Vacuum
Jeff Dufour talks to Cook Political Report with Amy Walter founder and National Journal columnist Charlie Cook about Nikki Haley being poised to enter the 2024 presidential race and President Biden’s upcoming State of the Union address. National Journal Radio podcast Read more »
Biden Approval Rating Climbs, Thanks To Investors, As The S&P 500 Rallies
President Joe Biden’s approval rating has climbed to a five-month high, with Democrats appearing to rally around their leader as he prepares for battle with the GOP House, the February IBD/TIPP Poll finds. Yet Biden’s improvement is strictly among self-described investors and higher earners. It may be no coincidence that […] Read more »
The models shaping Biden’s State of the Union
When President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address Tuesday night, he will face a challenge that also confronted each of his four immediate predecessors: responding to an election that ended his party’s unified control of Congress. Like Biden, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill […] Read more »