All posts tagged "Polls"

Both Republicans and Democrats are rallying behind economic fixes that poll well but collapse catastrophically once they hit the real world, a columnist warned.

In a Thursday column, Catherine Rampell argued that the country has entered "the era of FAFO economics." She described the era as a cycle in which politicians push ideas that sound good in the abstract until voters live through the consequences.

Rampell's prime exhibit is price controls. A recent CBS News/YouGov poll found nearly two-thirds of Americans want the government to cap how much companies can raise prices, with a majority of Republicans, about 54 percent, on board. She described the policies as "lazy, poorly researched" fixes that voters sour on once they arrive....

A political pundit slammed Congress after poll findings revealed historically high disapproval ratings and predicted poor midterm returns for the GOP.

"We're talking record-high disapproval of Congress," political analyst Harry Enten said on CNN on Thursday. "I am here in Washington D.C. to deliver a message: they hate you guys."

Enten shared Gallup poll findings that show 86 percent of Americans disapprove of Congress, the highest disapproval rating since November 2013....

CNN's Harry Enten was astounded Friday when he revealed how recent polling results show just how much President Donald Trump's approval rating has plummeted.

Enten pointed out that Trump has maintained a consistent slump for almost a year, putting him and the Republican Party in a tough spot ahead of the midterm elections.

"I think it's so important to note when you look at Trump's net approval rating," Enten said. "It's been negative in the recent polling, but it just hasn't been the recent polling. Look at this, look at how long his approval rating has been negative. It's been nearly a year. We're talking over 345 days in the red. And with independents, it's even been worse. I mean, overall approval rating has been between -10 and -20 points. The past few polls, if you take an average of them, but if you look among independents, he's been floating at about -30 points. Oftentimes, the numbers with independents have been absolutely awful, and I'm just not quite sure how an administration can be politically alive when you have numbers that are that poor."...

President Donald Trump has little time to reverse course after shocking new polling results have revealed his base was slipping away from him ahead of midterms, according to an Axios report on Thursday.

Three new polls have revealed that Americans think the president is "so politically toxic" that they preferred former President Joe Biden's leadership more, putting Republicans further on edge.

"One year in, Trump has squandered virtually every advantage that won him the presidency. The White House has nine months to turn the ship around before a potential midterm wipeout for Republicans," Axios reported. ...

Dramatic new polling results have revealed that Americans want Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem fired and a majority oppose ICE's actions, according to CNN's data guru Thursday.

CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten described the attitude among voters towards ICE's harsh immigration tactics and specifically the high dissatisfaction against the Trump administration, namely Noem, who has led and carried out Trump's harsh immigration policies — and now 58% of Americans want her out of the job.

"The numbers absolutely tell a story," Enten said. "It has been a bad political situation for the president of the United States. And more than that, it is only getting worse. Just take a look at ICE's approval rating. I mean, look at this. And unfortunately immigration. Look, it was already low in early January, right? It was -17 points. But look, after the events of the last month, we are now talking about -29 points, the worst it has ever been. You look among independents, it is even worse than that. We are talking about a negative 40, -40 net approval rating for ICE on enforcing immigration laws. No wonder the president of United States, the president of United States, is changing his tone. And that is because you just look here. You see, the American people aren't just not with him — they are on a totally other planet." ...

A former GOP strategist Friday said that new polls have increased Republican fears that a "bloodbath" is coming this November.

Rick Wilson, co-founder of the anti-Donald Trump The Lincoln Project, wrote in his Substack that recent poll results indicate that the president's approval ratings are spelling trouble for the party's chances in the midterm elections. Wilson boiled it down to a simple fact: voters hate Trump and his MAGA coalition is falling apart.

"Apropos of the 2026 elections, Trump is increasingly a boat anchor around the necks of Republican candidates," Wilson wrote. "I’ve been a professional consumer of polling for three decades, and the absolute crashout of Trump’s polling is like nothing I’ve ever seen."...