President Obama will deliver Tuesday’s State of the Union address facing deep skepticism from the American public about his leadership, according to a new NBC-News/Wall Street Journal poll. The survey shows a 51 percent majority of the public disapprove Obama’s job performance, compared to 43 percent who approve. Not only […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: As Obama starts sixth year, 74 percent say US still in recession
As President Obama starts his sixth year in office, his job ratings remain near record lows and more voters think his policies have hurt rather than helped the economy. And even as voters continue to hold mostly negative views on the economy and the direction of the country, a new […] Read more »
One in Four Americans Satisfied With Direction of U.S.
Twenty-three percent of Americans say they are satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S. at this time, unchanged from December and within one percentage point of the 24% average for 2013. This month’s reading is seven points higher than last year’s low of 16% in October, which […] Read more »
Americans hopeful for a better 2014 as they recall important, memorable moments of 2013
Large number of Americans see 2013 as anything but a banner year and aren’t reluctant to wave goodbye on New Year’s Eve, a new AP-Times Square poll says, reflecting anxiety stretching from the corridors of power in Washington to corporate boardrooms, statehouses, and city and town halls. Although the poll […] Read more »
Big Gap Between Personal and National Satisfaction
Americans remain overwhelmingly satisfied with their personal lives (79%), while far fewer are satisfied with the way things are going in the United States (23%). The 56-percentage-point gap in Americans’ satisfaction with personal lives versus the nation is among the highest Gallup has measured over the past 34 years, and […] Read more »
Discontent with Congress, Obama high; most want their House member ousted
Heading into a congressional election year, Americans hold Congress in strikingly low regard, and nearly two-thirds say they would like to see their House member replaced, a new poll finds. Even though Americans are feeling somewhat better about the economy — and their personal finances — elected officials in Washington […] Read more »