A new GenForward survey released today shows that about 70 percent of African American, Asian American, and Latino/a young adults disapprove of Donald Trump’s first days in office while 55 percent of young whites say the same. More than 6 in 10 report he is doing badly in terms of […] Read more »
Satisfaction With Direction of US Remains Low
Less than a third (29%) of Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S. in March, essentially unchanged from February. Satisfaction has exceeded 30% once since March 2015, just prior to the November 2016 election. CONT. RJ Reinhart, Gallup Read more »
USA TODAY Poll: Tweets and temperament are tripping up President Trump
President Trump gets high marks for leadership amid growing economic optimism, a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds, but questions about his temperament and his tweets have cost him the political boost that a president traditionally gets from that good news. CONT. Susan Page, USA Today Read more »
Choose Your News: How Viewers of Different News Outlets See Trump
The proliferation of media outlets has long meant that, with the click of a remote control or a mouse, Americans can choose their news. In the Trump era, that means that different media consumers are experiencing different realities when it comes to the presidency and the state of the country. […] Read more »
Focus group: How do Americans feel about President Trump and the country?
How do Americans feel about President Donald Trump and the future of the country? This week, CBS’ “Face the Nation” went to Richmond, Va., to interview a panel of voters about their impressions of where the country is — and their thoughts on the new president. … Asked for a […] Read more »
In First Month, Views of Trump Are Already Strongly Felt, Deeply Polarized
Less than a month after Donald Trump took office, the public’s initial impressions of the new president are strongly felt, deeply polarized and far more negative than positive. The latest national survey by Pew Research Center conducted Feb. 7-12 among 1,503 adults, finds that Trump’s overall job approval is much […] Read more »