President Barack Obama's public standing has remained relatively steady over the last month, according to a Pew Research poll released Wednesday, although most Americans disapprove of how he handles privacy and civil liberties issues.

The Pew poll puts his approval rating at 49 percent, down from 51 percent...

Rick Scott gets some good news in Florida, if good news means trailing by 10 points and a "re-elect" of just 35 percent. The growth of cell-phone-only households show no signs of slowing, and we are shocked, shocked, shocked that the number of “big data" political consultants is growing even...

Obama's approval rating has declined since May but not nearly as much as implied by a new CNN poll. Americans are just as opposed to military aid to the Syrian rebels now as they were before Friday. And pie charts still suck. This is the HuffPost Pollster update for Monday,...

In March, The Huffington Post began talking to teens and adults throughout the U.S. about their experiences with gun violence. This is one individual's story. You can read others here.

In 1991, a mass murderer killed 23 people at a Luby’s cafeteria in Killeen, Texas, before shooting himself....

"Military aid to the Syrian rebels bucks public opinion. Frank Newport reminds us that opinions on complex policy issues are rarely fixed or 'ironclad.' And if you know a dad who prefers polling data to power tools, you've come to the right place. This is the HuffPost Pollster update for...

Americans worry about threats to their privacy, yet polls find division and uncertainty about Edward Snowden's actions (unless nudged to an answer). Most Americans view sexual assault in the military as an important issue. And Haley Barbour has a polling simile you've never heard before. This is the HuffPost Pollster...

Something about today's NSA poll results seems familiar. Steve Shepard asks a question about questions. And is Rand rising? This is the HuffPost Pollster update for Tuesday, June 12, 2013.

CBS FINDS OPPOSITION TO MASS PHONE RECORDS SURVEILLANCE - A new CBS News poll finds support for NSA tracking of...

Former Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) and former Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II (D-Mass.) would nearly tie in the 2014 Massachusetts governor's race, according to polling released Tuesday.

An online University of Massachusetts Amherst/YouGov poll found that Brown would barely edge out Kennedy, 42 percent to 41 percent. Brown...

Today we look at why two initial polls on the NSA surveillance controversy appear to tell different stories about where the public stands and ask, what if privacy 'hawks' don't trust pollsters to protect their privacy? And you want more Simon Jackman? You got him! This is the HuffPost Pollster...

For the first time since 2005, more Americans now view former President George W. Bush favorably than unfavorably, according to a Gallup poll released Tuesday.

Forty-nine percent have a favorable view of Bush, while 46 percent view him unfavorably, the poll found. His ratings have risen by more...

Two new polls released Monday paint conflicting pictures of reactions to revelations of the National Security Agency's collection of the phone records of millions of Americans.

According to a new HuffPost/YouGov poll, 55 percent of Americans think collecting and analyzing Americans' phone records is "an unnecessary intrusion into...

Booker leads by a mile in two new New Jersey polls. Markey leads by smaller margins on five June polls in Massachusetts. And Pew Research finds a majority view the NSA phone tracking as acceptable, but your pollster's mileage may vary. This is the HuffPost Pollster update for Monday, June...

Newark Mayor Cory Booker has an overwhelming lead in the Democratic primary for New Jersey's open senate seat, according to the first polls released since a special election was set for later this year.

In a Rutgers-Eagleton poll, Booker took 55 percent of the primary vote, followed by...

Hillary Clinton's favorability rating is below 60 percent for the first time since 2008, according to a Gallup poll released Monday.

Fifty-eight percent of the public now views Clinton favorably, while 39 percent see her unfavorably. That's down from her 66 percent favorability in a mid-2012 Gallup poll,...

Polls show that while Americans have little expectation of privacy about their phone records and online data, they're wary of growing government surveillance. Polls did "herd" in 2012, but why? And hell hath no fury like Ed Tufte reviewing ugly Powerpoint slides. This is the HuffPost Pollster update for Friday,...

Hillary Clinton's favorability rating dropped 12 points since last year, according to a Bloomberg poll released Thursday night.

Fifty-eight percent of those polled by Bloomberg now view her positively, down from a high of 70 percent in December.

The former secretary of state's rating is still relatively high....

A new Pew Research poll confirms a strong continuing trend in favor of same sex marriage. Obama's internal polling analytics beat the polling averages. And the CBS/Times poll shuts down its in-house call center. This is the HuffPost Pollster update for Thursday, June 6, 2013.

MAJORITY OF AMERICANS THINK GAY...

Gay marriage remains a divisive issue, but the majority of both supporters and opponents now agree it's here to stay.

Polling released Thursday by Pew Research finds that 72 percent of Americans say that recognition of same-sex marriage is "inevitable," up from 59 percent in 2004. Today, 59...

New national polls find good and bad news for Obama. Stu Rothenberg takes Lake Research to the woodshed. And where else can you find a debate about poll aggregators? This is the HuffPost Pollster update for Wednesday, June 5, 2013.

NBC/WSJ POLL FINDS GOOD AND BAD NEWS FOR OBAMA -...

Just 6 percent of voters give Congress a positive job rating, according to polling released Wednesday.

One percent think Congress is doing an excellent job and 5 percent think it's doing a good job, a Rasmussen Reports survey found. Twenty-six percent rated Congress' performance as fair, and 64...