Six in 10 Americans are satisfied with the opportunity for a person in the U.S. to get ahead by working hard. This is up from 54% last year, which was similar to satisfaction levels measured in the prior three years. However, from 2001 through 2008, Americans’ satisfaction with the ability […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Voters disagree with vision Obama expressed in State of the Union
Many American voters are not on the same page as President Obama when it comes to the mood of the country and his economic proposals. Yet significant improvements in perceptions of the economy are boosting approval of the president — and less than half of voters want his executive actions […] Read more »
The diagnosis is right, but where’s the cure?
On this Americans agree with President Obama: The economy is getting better — for the rich. A USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll finds broad skepticism that the proposals the president outlined in his State of the Union Address last week will go anywhere in a Republican-controlled Congress, though. And that’s distressing […] Read more »
State of the Union 2015: Playing offense, President Obama makes gains on critical issues
Online dial testing with 61 white swing voters across the United States and two follow-up online focus groups – one with white non-college educated men and women and one with unmarried women – show that President Obama’s agenda to bring America closer together as a “tight knit family” scored big. […] Read more »
Partisanship shapes views on state of the nation
As President Obama and congressional Republicans reengage over economic issues, Americans offer a gloomy assessment of the state of the nation. But those perceptions appear to be heavily influenced by political identification and partisan leanings, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Fifty-seven percent of Americans describe the state […] Read more »
Taking control on taxes
If President Obama’s State of the Union address lived up to its advanced billing, you will have heard a lot of tax talk Tuesday night. Polls suggest the issue does not top voters’ agendas, though the president’s focus could increase its salience. Just last week, Pew asked Americans how important […] Read more »