Would you say this was a good year for the United States? For decades, Americans’ sense of how their nation was doing was closely linked to the economy. Through Democratic and Republican presidencies, through divided and unified sessions of Congress, Americans were consistent. When they saw jobs and GDP growing, […] Read more »
White House Takes Aim at Polling, Media in Tax Talking Points
The White House plans to take aim at polls it believes are manipulating public opinion of the GOP tax bill, according to talking points obtained by Roll Call. The list — which largely includes broad summary points Republican leaders have long cited to support their tax legislation — also attacks […] Read more »
Majority Views Tax Bill as Adding Financial Injury
The tax reform bill is highly unpopular among the American people. In fact, a majority of U.S. residents (52%), including more than one in five Republicans (22%) and one in five Trump supporters (20%), think the legislation will mostly hurt their personal family finances. In contrast, 30% say it will […] Read more »
Most Americans doubt GOP bill will cut their taxes or boost the economy
Congressional Republicans are poised to pass the biggest tax overhaul in a generation, but Americans remain unconvinced that the measure will cut their own taxes or significantly boost the economy. A new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds just 32% support the GOP tax plan; 48% oppose it. That’s the lowest […] Read more »
Poll Hub: The Future of Public Opinion Polls
With trust in the U.S. electoral system waning and indications of Russian involvement in the 2016 presidential election looming, could public opinion polls assume a new role in American democracy? … Could public opinion polls be used, as in emerging democracies, to validate election outcomes? Poll Hub picks up that […] Read more »
Why the Tax Bill Could Be Bad Politics
With Senate passage of the tax-cut bill, it looks very likely that President Trump and Republicans will finally get one of their top priorities enacted into law. The big question is whether the legislative win is also a political win. CONT. Charlie Cook Read more »