As Democrats continue to debate the spending package and its social policy spending, most Americans agree funding for health care and education programs should be high priorities, while fewer say climate change, childcare, or paid family leave should have much importance. Americans are closely divided over the preferred approach to […] Read more »
The Pessimistic Electorate Behind Biden’s Approval Ratings
What’s dragging down President Biden’s approval rating? Everyone. And everything. Mr. Biden’s approval ratings have declined on nearly every issue and among nearly every demographic group in national surveys over the last two months, as the promise of a return to normalcy has given way to rising inflation, a simmering […] Read more »
McLaughlin Poll: Biden’s Approval Falling, Trump Remains Clear 2024 Favorite
The McLaughlin & Associates October National Poll of 1,000 likely voters, conducted between Oct. 14-18, shows that while President Joe Biden’s policies are plunging America and the economy into misery, Biden and the Democrats’ poll numbers are falling even further with each disastrous proposal they put forth. This means, as […] Read more »
One quarter of Americans believe the country is heading in the right direction
This week’s Core Political survey finds a majority of Americans say the country is headed in the wrong direction. The concern that is most top of mind for Americans is the economy, followed public health and illness. President Joe Biden’s approval rating remains stable. Just 27% of Americans say the […] Read more »
President Joe Biden’s Job Approval Stabilizes, But Not Among Democrats
President Biden has halted the slide in his job approval rating after taking a hit over the tumultuous exit from Afghanistan, Covid resurgence and uneven economic recovery, the October IBD/TIPP Poll finds. However, Biden’s job approval among Democrats, while still elevated, is leaking air as he seeks consensus with moderates […] Read more »
Biden’s job approval on the decline among several groups
Half of Americans approve and about half disapprove of how Joe Biden is handling his job as president, a significant drop from the president’s approval rating earlier this year. Just 34% of Americans say the country is headed in the right direction, down from about half who felt that way […] Read more »