President Barack Obama’s approval rating has declined to an all-time low as public frustration with Washington and pessimism about the nation’s direction continue to grow, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. … And for the first time in the survey, even Obama’s personal ratings are upside-down, with […] Read more »
Majority of Libertarians Do Not Identify as Part of the Tea Party Movement
Despite conventional wisdom linking the Tea Party movement with the libertarian arm of the Republican Party, a majority of libertarians (61 percent) say they do not consider themselves a part of the Tea Party movement. Libertarians, who comprise seven percent of the public, also hold positions on many important economic […] Read more »
A year after Romney loss, GOP woes run even deeper
A year after losing a presidential race many Republicans thought was winnable, the party arguably is in worse shape than before. The GOP is struggling to control tensions between its tea party and establishment wings and watching approval ratings sink to record lows. … Eyeing this troubling landscape, many Republican […] Read more »
Tea Party Republicans have a love-hate relationship with government
Tea Party Republicans’ overwhelmingly negative views of the federal government have been well documented. In a recent Pew Research Center survey, 55% of Tea Party Republicans said they were angry at the government generally, about double the percentage as among non-Tea Party Republicans and Democrats. But Republicans and Republican leaners who […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: 46 percent say random people on street could do better than Congress
The recent government shutdown over the budget and Obamacare has voters feeling angry and frustrated with lawmakers in general — and Republicans in particular, according to the latest Fox News poll. President Obama has fared better, although he hasn’t escaped the ire of voters either. CONT. Dana Blanton, Fox News Read more »
A Very Expensive Tea Party
The recent government shutdown and confrontation over the federal debt ceiling gained the Republicans nothing, at best – and may have cost them politically as a party. But it slowed the economy and undermined confidence in public finances in a way that will have a significant negative impact on future […] Read more »