President Joe Biden’s public approval rating fell to the lowest level of his presidency this week, a danger sign for his Democratic Party which risks losing control of Congress in the Nov. 8 elections, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll. The national poll, conducted Feb. 2-3, found that 41% of […] Read more »
Over half of Americans report disapproval of Joe Biden’s presidential performance
This week’s Ipsos’ Core Political shows that Americans remain divided about the main problem facing the nation, with crime and corruption concerning more Americans than at the beginning of the year. Over half of Americans report disapproval of Joe Biden’s presidential performance. As was seen a couple of weeks ago […] Read more »
Midterm voters have a way of reminding presidents what to focus on
… The challenge for all incoming presidents is to balance who gave them the nomination and the larger, less partisan electorate that made them president. This dynamic also impacts the priority of issues. Obama failed to understand that crucial point. … As it was in 2008, the economy is the […] Read more »
Why rising crime isn’t breaking through as a national issue
It’s tough to turn on the news these days without seeing stories about rising violent crime rates. Violent crime (whether it be homicide or even carjackings) does seem to have climbed significantly during the coronavirus pandemic. This has changed perceptions of crime, as an average of Gallup polling over the […] Read more »
Ipsos’ Core Political: 45% of Americans approve of President Biden’s job performance
This week’s Ipsos’ Core Political shows that Americans continue to be divided about the main problem facing the nation. Just over two in five Americans report they approve of how Joe Biden is handling the presidency. A quarter of Americans say they view the economy, unemployment, and jobs as the […] Read more »
New Democratic strategy: Repackage the BBB and expect a different result
What’s worse than seeing sausage being made? Watching Democratic leaders lurch from issue to issue trying to reinvent a winning legislative strategy in the Washington equivalent of a Macy’s window. It’s not pretty. Anyone who doubts that assertion need only listen one more time to President Joe Biden’s destructive and […] Read more »