As the Supreme Court returns to work on Oct. 1, sharp partisan divisions in its job approval rating — which initially emerged after the court upheld the 2010 healthcare law — remain. Currently, 57% of Democrats approve, while a similar percentage of Republicans, 56%, disapprove. [cont.] Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
Americans Trust Judicial Branch Most, Legislative Least
Americans trust the judicial branch most and the legislative least of the three branches of government, with trust in the executive branch falling in between these two. Trust in all three branches is up slightly this year, but from a longer-term perspective, the legislative branch has lost by far the […] Read more »
60 Minutes/Vanity Fair Poll: August Edition
… Not to be judgmental, but six out of 10 Americans did not know that there are nine justices on the Supreme Court while four out of 10 did know. … The shocker is that even after four years of college, nearly half of those graduates that were asked were […] Read more »
The Supreme Court: The Story So Far
… Polls conducted in the aftermath of the health care decision have received attention for revealing the public’s fickleness toward the court. Nathaniel Persily, a law professor at Columbia with expertise in polling and public opinion, shared with me an unpublished article in which he makes the point that few […] Read more »
Voters want lawmakers to keep working on health care
The Supreme Court decision upholding the 2010 health care law has left more American voters feeling “worried” than “reassured” about their personal health care situation. Meanwhile, majorities still want at least part of the health care law repealed. [cont.] Dana Blanton, Fox News Read more »
The Supreme Court’s Decision on Health Care Reform
From a memo for Resurgent Republic by Haley Barbour, former governor of Mississippi, Whit Ayres, president of North Star Opinion Research, and Luke Frans, executive director of Resurgent Republic. The Supreme Court’s decision upholding the constitutionality of the health care reform law has had a marginally positive effect on voter attitudes about […] Read more »