The 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer reveals that business holds onto its position as the most trusted institution, with even greater expectations due to government’s failure to lead during the pandemic. By an average of five-to-one margin, respondents in the 28 countries surveyed want business to play a larger role on […] Read more »
Biden at year one: Not enough focus on inflation leaves many frustrated
On one level, the story of President Biden’s first year is a simple one: Americans feel worse about the pandemic and economy than they did earlier in his term, and his ratings have suffered for it. On another level, it’s a little more nuanced: they do not exclusively blame his […] Read more »
America’s retreat: Over half believe that the end of the virus is more than a year away or is never happening
As the nation faces a staggering COVID surge, we’ve seen an abrupt retrenchment from daily life. For the first time since last spring, a majority report social distancing, while the perceived risk of spending time in person with friends and family, visiting retail stores, or eating out has returned to […] Read more »
President Biden’s overall approval rating remains stable
As the COVID-19 omicron variant surges throughout the United States, this week’s Ipsos’ Core Political finds that COVID-19 remains one of the top issues that Americans want President Joe Biden to prioritize. President Biden’s overall approval rating remains stable, but his approval rating on COVID-19 has dropped. Americans are most […] Read more »
Abortion grows as priority issue for Democrats
With Roe v. Wade facing its strongest threat in decades, a new poll finds Democrats increasingly view protecting abortion rights as a high priority for the government. Thirteen percent of Democrats mentioned abortion or reproductive rights as one of the issues they want the federal government to address in 2022, […] Read more »
Biden’s economic message needs a reality check
… Per our Jan. 2-4 Winning the Issues survey, our first of the year, what we’re seeing isn’t a “failure to communicate” on the part of Biden, his administration and congressional Democrats, but a failure to connect with the reality most Americans are facing and the priorities people want addressed. […] Read more »