Just how much did the fiscal-cliff debate hurt the GOP? A lot. Politically attuned Republicans ought to consider the damage already wrought as they plan strategy for the next round, instead of getting giddy about a government default. While the fiscal cliff did not command as much attention as some […] Read more »
Public Lukewarm on Cliff Deal, But Obama Bests Boehner
Americans give a lukewarm response to last week’s agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff, albeit with higher marks for the deal to President Obama than to House Speaker John Boehner. More people in this ABC News/Washington Post poll approve than disapprove of the agreement, but just by a 7-point margin, […] Read more »
Americans on the fiscal cliff deal: meh
The fiscal cliff was averted last week as both the House and Senate agreed on an imperfect package. What do Americans think of this legislation and those who passed it? [cont.] Harry Enten, The Guardian Recent polls: Fiscal cliff Read more »
Obama Viewed as Fiscal Cliff Victor; Legislation Gets Lukewarm Reception
Barack Obama is viewed as the clear political winner in the fiscal cliff negotiations, but the legislation itself gets only a lukewarm reception from the public: As many disapprove as approve of the new tax legislation, and more say it will have a negative than positive impact on the federal […] Read more »
Ignore bogus polling on debt limit
If there’s anything politicians should be extremely wary of, it’s friendly partisan polls that suggest they’ll be in great shape if only they embrace issue positions and procedural strategies that they wanted to support anyway. And yet that’s exactly what Republicans appear to be doing with regard to the debt […] Read more »
Read the Poll That Convinces House Republicans They Can Win on the Debt Limit
This morning, Jennifer Rubin gave readers a taste of John Boehner’s first pep rally for the new House Republican conference. “We’re releasing the results of a survey by the Winston Group taken December 29-30 among 1,000 registered voters,” said the speaker. “Seventy-two percent of Americans agree any increase in the […] Read more »