Public Opinion Strategies’ Election Night Poll shows the 2014 election was defined by major dissatisfaction about the direction of the country, the economy, and President Obama: On Election Day, roughly two-thirds (65%) of voters said the country is headed off on the wrong track. The weekend before the election 64% […] Read more »
In a Partisan Atmosphere, It Can Even Be Hard to Find Numbers That Agree
Since his second term began, President Obama has had a solid answer to Republicans’ “Where are the jobs?” complaint. The jobless rate has fallen two full percentage points. Yet Mr. Obama’s own ratings have fallen, too. So has public confidence that the economy is getting better, even as the economy […] Read more »
Economic, Political Discontent Make for a Midterm Double Punch
A double punch of economic and political dissatisfaction marks public attitudes in the closing week of the 2014 midterm campaign – a dynamic that reflects poorly on the president’s performance, bolstering his Republican opponents. The discontent in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll is palpable. Despite its fitful gains, seven […] Read more »
Voters are angry
Nearly 7 in 10 Americans are angry at the direction the country is headed and 53% of Americans disapprove of President Barack Obama’s job performance, two troubling signs for Democrats one week before the midterm elections, a new CNN/ORC International Poll shows. CONT. Mark Preston, CNN Read more »
What’s Bugging Voters? Plenty
What’s driving vote preferences in the 2014 midterm elections? Plenty. That’s not always the case. There are many elections in which a single issue has dominated. The economy’s the prime example; a war or other crisis is another. This year, it’s a bunch of stuff. CONT. Gary Langer, ABC News Read more »
Voters sour on Congress; country’s direction makes them wince
Most Americans view the country moving in the wrong direction and don’t see their financial futures getting better anytime soon, attitudes likely to make it harder for Democrats to do well this fall, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll. CONT. David Lightman, McClatchy Read more »