Nearly every election cycle begins with a great number of “unknowns” and “what if’s,” and the 2020 election cycle is no different. In this first Battleground Poll of the 2020 Presidential cycle, we want to start with the one constant seen in all the national polling data since August of […] Read more »
The Battleground: Democratic Perspective
As the 2020 campaign cycle begins in earnest, the findings from the most recent Battleground survey reveal an electorate with an ever-deepening sense of frustration toward the status quo in Washington—evident not just in voters’ dissatisfaction with the President(though Trump’s ratings remain spectacularly bad), but also in their persistent exasperation […] Read more »
IBD/TIPP Poll: No Trump Bump From End Of Mueller Investigation
Despite the end of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation and the continuing likelihood of a China trade deal, President Donald Trump’s ratings saw little or no bump in early April after sharp gains in March, a new IBD/TIPP Poll shows. CONT. Terry Jones, Investor’s Business Daily Read more »
IBD/TIPP Poll: Trump Approval Gains On End Of Shutdown, China Trade Hopes
With the government shutdown over and the prospect of a wide-ranging China trade deal, the nation’s mood has brightened considerably. Reflecting this, President Donald Trump approval ratings snapped back smartly in March after dropping sharply the month before, a new IBD/TIPP Poll shows. … Overall job favorability for President Trump […] Read more »
Trump Approval, Economic Confidence Rebound
President Donald Trump’s job approval rating has risen to 44% after the conclusion of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. While views of Trump have improved, the public’s heightened positivity does not extend to views of Congress, as its 21% approval rating is essentially unchanged from January. CONT. Megan […] Read more »
Ahead of State of the Union, little has changed since last year
As President Trump prepares to deliver his State of the Union address, Americans’ views of how the country is doing are largely negative, and similar to a year ago. Despite a positive assessment of the economy, Americans give the president low marks and are pessimistic about the direction of the […] Read more »