… It has been slipping for some time, really, but a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll this month put an exclamation point on Americans’ lost optimism. When asked if “life for our children’s generation will be better than it has been for us,” fully 76 percent said they do not […] Read more »
Meeting America: The Deep Political Divide
How the political divisions in Greater Milwaukee reflect the mood across the country. Meet the Press, NBC News Read more »
A 2014 Wave? More Like a Ripple
The latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows an angry electorate that blames Washington for much of its pain. And with their blood boiling and Election Day only three months away, voters look ready to do … maybe not too much. For all the displeasure with the country’s general direction […] Read more »
Americans’ views of Obama, Congress, political parties: Gloomy
Americans’ views of both political parties are negative and nearly match historic lows, a new CBS News poll reveals. Just 29 percent of Americans have a favorable view of the Republican Party, down four points from May and just one point above the lowest favorability rating for that party recorded […] Read more »
Surge of Central American Children Roils Immigration Debate
As the president and Congress struggle over how to deal with the influx of thousands of unaccompanied minors from Central America across the U.S.-Mexican border, a new survey finds that the public favors a shift in U.S. policy to expedite the legal processing of the children. President Obama gets very […] Read more »
Key Midterm Election Indicators at or Near Historical Lows
The election environment for congressional incumbents in 2014 will be challenging, with several key public opinion indicators as negative or nearly as negative as they have been in any recent midterm election year. This includes congressional job approval, which, at 16%, is on pace to be the lowest in a […] Read more »