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Gallup Poll: Obama Job Approval Falls Below 50%

Posted 11.20.2009 | Politics


President Barack Obama's job approval rating has fallen to 49% in today's Gallup poll -- the first time his approval has dipped below 50% and a sharp ...

The Michelle Obama Fixation

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 11.11.2009 | Home


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

What difference could it possibly make whether Michelle Obama's approval rating plunged over 10 percent in the past couple of months, or that she even...

Hillary Is Still the Best President That Wasn't

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Millions still have a deep respect, admiration, and appreciation for her tireless work as a women's rights advocate, her fight for health care reform, civil rights, and international diplomacy.

25 Reasons Life Sucks When You're Middle-Aged

Pamela Redmond Satran | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living


Pamela Redmond Satran

Of course young people are happy, and old people are happy too. The unhappiest group, according to a new Gallup poll, is 45 to 64-year-olds. Why are the middle years so glum?

A Pollster's Advice: Don't Trust the Polls on Health Reform's Demise

Jeremy Rosner | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics


Jeremy Rosner

If polls about policy proposals don't accurately predict legislative outcomes, why do so many people focus on them?

Sam Stein

States With Most Uninsured Most Likely To Believe Euthanasia, Govt. Takeover Myths

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics


The states that have been most skeptical of President Barack Obama's agenda for health care reform also have some of the highest levels of uninsured p...

Republican Party Has Become "Cash for Clunkers"

Cenk Uygur | Posted 09.04.2009 | Politics


Cenk Uygur

The Republican Party is disintegrating in front of our eyes. The latest Gallup Poll has them leading in party identification in six states and tied in two. That means they're trailing in 42 states!

Sahil Kapur

Dem Advantage Over GOP Has Expanded Since Election: Gallup

HuffingtonPost.com | Sahil Kapur | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics


After seven months of controlling the White House and Congress, Democrats have slightly expanded their electoral advantage over the GOP, a new Gallup ...

Federal Reserve Has Lowest Job Approval Rating; CDC, NASA Top List: Poll

Gallup | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics


At a time when Americans are discouraged about the direction of the country and hesitant about the scope of President Barack Obama's federal budget pl...

Romney For President, But Palin More Popular: Poll

The Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics


Republicans would like to see Mitt Romney run for president again in 2012, a new poll suggests. The Gallup poll, released on Wednesday, asked Republ...

What Can Be Done Now on DADT

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics


Aubrey Sarvis

Discrimination in our armed forces carries a potent symbolism: It tells an entire class of people that the country is not interested in their service.

Poll: 1 In 3 Republicans Have Negative View Of Party

USA Today | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics


In thinking about the Republican Party's troubles, consider this: One-third of Republicans now say they have an unfavorable opinion of their party....

Where the People Lead, the Leaders Will Follow

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics


Aubrey Sarvis

Gallup brings good news. Across the political spectrum, a growing majority of Americans favor allowing openly gay men and women to serve in the military.

Obama and the "God Gap"

Jim Lichtman | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics


Jim Lichtman

Is Obama's openly engaging, pragmatic style working to close the "God gap" in American politics?

Poll: Obama Support Still Unusually High

Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics


After three months on the job, President Obama continues to be widely popular. That is according to a new poll released today by Gallup that shows O...

24 and the Tortuous Politics of Torture

William Bradley | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics


William Bradley

For Dick Cheney, if there's a 1% chance of a terror plot existing, it should be treated as a certainty. It's one thing when that sort of manipulation is used to entertain, and quite another when it's used to govern.

Poverty Fueling Muslim Anti-West Tendencies: Study

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 06.07.2009 | World


LONDON — Joblessness and poverty are a more potent source of tension between Muslims and wider European and U.S. society than religious differen...

Sam Stein

Gallup To Release Poll On Bush Investigations

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2009 | Politics


The political establishment will soon have a better sense of where the public stands on investigating the Bush administration for the possible torture...

Tea Parties: GOP Once Again Manipulating the Average Joe

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.17.2009 | Politics


Andy Ostroy

Low and middle-income taxpayers who ironically stand to gain the most from Obama's tax policies have once again been manipulated by the GOP.

Michelle Obama Favored More Than Barack: Poll

The Hill | Posted 05.03.2009 | Politics


Stop the presses. First Lady Michelle Obama now appears to have a higher favorability rating than her husband....

Sam Stein

Employee Free Choice Poll Gives Labor Backers Big Boost

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.17.2009 | Politics


Proponents of the Employee Free Choice Act received a big boost Tuesday morning with the publication of an independent poll showing majority support b...

Rooting for Rush

Mike Papantonio | Posted 04.16.2009 | Media


Mike Papantonio

The analysis on Rush is easy. Historically, he has had zero impact on the outcome of elections. The truth is, Limbaugh's political influence is not vast at all.

Air America Poll: 90% Want Bush Crimes Investigation

Beau Friedlander | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics


Beau Friedlander

Air America conducted a poll that asked a question raised by Time Magazine's Joe Klein: "Should Obama pardon George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, and Dick...

Is Congress Getting More Popular? Approval Rating Jumps 12 Percent

Washington Post | Posted 03.20.2009 | Politics


Days after passing President Obama's massive economic stimulus plan, new polling numbers from Gallup show that Congress' job approval ratings have gai...

Republicans Say They'd Support the "Right" Stimulus Bill, But Stimulus for Them Is Only More Tax Cuts

Mitchell Bard | Posted 03.12.2009 | Politics


Mitchell Bard

If you look closely at what the Republicans are saying, this isn't a debate on the merits of this stimulus legislation, but rather another round of policy battles fought during last year's campaign.