Americans are most optimistic that the Obama administration will be able to bring U.S. troops home from Afghanistan, improve conditions for minorities and the poor, improve education, and keep the U.S. safe from terrorism. On two major policy issues now facing the country, however, Americans are less positive, with less […] Read more »
Economy, Entitlements, Iran Are Americans’ Top Priorities
Americans are very clear on what President Barack Obama’s top priority should be in his second term. Restoring a strong economy and job market ranks No. 1 out of a list of 12 issues, with more than nine in 10 Americans saying it is extremely or very important that Obama […] Read more »
Americans generally optimistic after election
Confidence has waned in the United States since President Obama’s historic election four years ago, but most Americans are still optimistic about the next four years as the president heads into his second term, according to a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll. … Majorities of Americans still say they think Obama will […] Read more »
Health Care Factored in 2012 Election, But Far From a Starring Role
As predicted, there was a role for health care issues in voters’ 2012 election decision, but Kaiser’s November Health Tracking Poll—fielded in the days immediately following last week’s presidential election—suggests it was a trailing issue rather than a leading one. To keep the issue list in perspective, the November survey […] Read more »
Move Over Economists: We Need a Council of Psychological Advisers
Though President Obama won reelection decisively, he won’t have much time to celebrate. Many of the nation’s problems — stimulating employment, reducing the deficit, controlling health-care costs, and improving the quality of education — are very serious, and some of them must be addressed with great urgency. And none of […] Read more »
The Top Five Challenges Obama Faces
As the winner of Tuesday’s presidential election, Barack Obama may have celebrated a hard-won victory last night, but the president must now turn his attention to solving the formidable problems facing the nation. According to an October Gallup poll, “the economy in general” ranks no. 1 on Gallup’s “most important […] Read more »