Frank Newport

Congress Rating as Institution Hits Low, Gallup Says

The public’s scorn for a gridlocked U.S. Congress continues to grow, with a new Gallup poll showing confidence in the legislative body falling to 10 percent, the lowest level Gallup has ever found for any institution.

Gallup Reviews Poll Methods After 2012 Prediction Skewed

Gallup, whose final 2012 election poll showed Republican challenger Mitt Romney leading President Barack Obama, said today that its likely-voters screen and too few interviews on the East and West coasts contributed to its failure to forecast the final vote accurately.

Congress’s Job-Approval Rating of 10% Marks Another Low, Gallup Poll Shows

The public’s contempt for the U.S. Congress continues to grow.

Single Women Voters Focus of Democrats’ Equal-Pay Appeal

Unmarried women were among Barack Obama’s most loyal supporters in 2008, turning out in droves and delivering 70 percent of their votes to him. When many of them stayed home in the 2010 midterm election, Democrats lost the House and had their Senate majority trimmed.

Obama’s Re-Election Odds May Rise with Jobs

President Barack Obama called yesterday’s jobs report a sign the U.S. economy is on the rebound. His prospects for re-election may depend on it.

Romney Tied With Obama at 47% in Latest NBC/WSJ Poll

Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential nominee, is tied at 47 percent with President Barack Obama in an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll of likely voters released 16 days before the election.

Romney Leads Obama in Pew Likely Voter Poll After Debate

Republican nominee Mitt Romney leads President Barack Obama by 4 percentage points among likely voters in a Pew Research Center poll that shows the Republican challenger getting a bounce from last week’s debate.

Romney Test Is Speech That Balances Meat With Tenderness

If Mitt Romney’s reluctance to bare his soul made it easier for his critics to define him, as his wife says, his acceptance speech tonight for the Republican presidential nomination is his big chance to change that.

Throw the Bums Out as Long as My Bum Stays Put: Caroline Baum

Everywhere you turn, anti-incumbent sentiment is on the rise.

Obama Job Approval Hits Highest Level Since June in Gallup Poll

President Barack Obama’s job approval climbed to its highest level since June following a series of reports showing that the economy is strengthening and employment prospects for Americans are improving.

"Partisan bickering, gridlock, an inability to get things done-- that's what Americans are complaining about."

- Frank Newport on Jun 13, 2013

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Dollar Strengthens as Bunds Drop With Gilts on Fed

Most Asian Share Markets Advance Before Fed Meeting

Yen Weakens Against Dollar Before Fed Meeting; Aussie Declines

European Car Sales Fall to 20-Year Low Amid Unemployment

G-8 Leaders See Worst Over for World Economy After Summit