Lowering the bar for the Biden administration

Less than two years from now, during Joe Biden’s first midterm election — and assuredly four years from now, during the next presidential contest — one of the two parties is likely to raise an inevitable question: “Are you better off now than you were two — or four — […] Read more »

Trump will be remembered as one of the worst U.S. presidents, nearly half of Americans say

As President Donald Trump prepares to leave the White House, 47 percent of Americans say he will be remembered as one of the worst presidents in American history, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. … Sixteen percent of Americans overall, including a third of Republicans, think Trump has been […] Read more »

2021: The Public’s Priorities and Expectations

Headed into 2021, COVID-19 tops the list of Americans’ priorities for government to address. Health care, in general, and economic issues continue to be high on the public’s agenda as well. Compared to prior years, Americans have more confidence in the government’s ability to make progress on many of the […] Read more »

Biden’s favorability on the rise as majority of Americans think he’s handling transition well

President-elect Joe Biden will take office Wednesday with high expectations and largely positive reviews of how he has handled the transition, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. But those rosy assessments of Biden come as negative perceptions of how things are going in the United States are […] Read more »