‘Strong and wrong beats weak and right’ — that was former President Bill Clinton’s shrewd analysis 20 years ago of the Democrats’ failure to make gains in the first midterm election of the George W. Bush administration. The year was 2002, and Bush was still polling relatively high a year […] Read more »
Between Russia and Ukraine, Americans say either stay out or side with Ukraine
A slight majority of Americans would prefer the U.S. stay out of any negotiations around the situation with Russia and Ukraine, while those who would take a side say the U.S. should stand with Ukraine. They cite stopping further Russian influence in the region and defending democracy as top reasons. […] Read more »
2021 CBS News polling: What Americans thought about COVID-19, Biden, the January 6 attack and more
2021 was a year of ups and downs in the minds of the American public. The year began with public concern about the state of U.S. democracy, yet positive ratings for newly-elected President Joe Biden; ratings that would turn more negative over the course of the year. In the spring, […] Read more »
How Trump turned Russia into a partisan issue
This week’s high profile summit between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin was markedly different from the meetings between Putin and Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump. The former President was largely seen as friendly toward Putin, while Biden is definitely not. In fact, Trump was so friendly with Putin […] Read more »
Most Americans want Biden to take tough stand with Putin
Most Americans want President Biden to take a tough stance in dealing with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, rather than a cooperative approach, at their upcoming summit, as majorities believe Russia is using cyberattacks against the U.S. and trying to influence our country’s politics and elections. Russia-linked cyberattacks are specifically the […] Read more »
Few across 17 advanced economies have confidence in Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s global image has been consistently low for years in many countries, and a Pew Research Center survey conducted this summer in 17 advanced economies shows that negative views of him are at or near historic highs in most places. Today, a median of 22% say they […] Read more »