As the calendar moved into a new year, it also moved into an election year and President Obama is starting this year exactly as he ended the last one in terms of his approval ratings. This month, just like in December, just over one-third of Americans (36%) give the President positive ratings for the overall [...]
As the New Year dawns, it is a time when many look to the upcoming months full of optimism and hope. Unfortunately, when it comes to economic expectations this optimism may not be felt this year. When asked to compare to last year, just 14% of Americans say they feel more secure about their financial [...]
One thing the infighting among Republicans may be doing is strengthening President Obama’s job approval ratings. While still low, this is the fourth month in a row that the positive numbers have inched upwards. This month just over one-third of Americans (36%) give the President positive ratings for the overall job he is doing and [...]
One year from now the country will be in the final days of the 2012 presidential campaign. Most likely the final debates will have been held and the two candidates will be on their final campaign trips wooing undecided voters. President Obama will be trying to move on to a second term and one of [...]
By this time next summer the Republican candidate who will challenge President Obama will be known but at this point the list of candidates and potential candidates for the nomination is still far from finalized. With the “will-he-or-she-run-questions” still being asked and answered, some of the names with the highest familiarity among the general public [...]
Two-thirds of Americans also do not have confidence in White House’s ability to produce policies to fix economic crisis After a few months of inching upwards, President Obama’s rating on how he is handling the economy is moving downward, tying his lowest rating ever, in of October of last year. This month just one-quarter of [...]
Even larger majorities do not trust Speaker Boehner, Congressional Republicans or Congressional Democrats The issue of the budget deficit is one that many people know exists, but are not exactly clear on how it should be handled. And, when it comes to who among elected officials they would trust to handle the deficit, it turns [...]
Almost nine in ten give Congress negative ratings Looking ahead, President Obama most likely sees many battles forthcoming. There’s the current budget showdown which has the potential to lead to a government shutdown. There is the labor issue and all eyes are watching to see how the White House responds to what is happening in [...]
With the Congressional elections in his rear view mirror, President Obama looks ahead to working with a Republican House of Representatives with a positive job approval rating of 38% and a negative rating of 62%. This is not much different than where his ratings stood right before the election when 37% of Americans gave him [...]
Jesse Jackson Jr. has apologized to his supporters that may have been disappointed by the allegations in the press lately. He was suspected of raising funds for Rod Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor. Jackson did apologize, but denied any wrongdoing. The allegations said that Jesse Jackson Jr. had offered to raise millions of dollars for [...]