Call it Accountability Day. The Gallup polling organization held a press conference to explain why its 2012 presidential polling was off. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will be asked to explain to a Senate Committee what he’s...
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A former female solder, who was sexually assaulted while serving in the U.S. Army, at her home in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Washington Daybook: Accountability
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President Barack Obama, left, and former President George W. Bush arrive at the opening ceremony of the George W. Bush Presidential Center on April 25, 2013 in Dallas, Texas.
Obama’s Second Term vs. Bush’s Second Term: Job Approval #s
That second term can be a real problem. On May 19, 2005, the Pew Research Center reported that then-President George W. Bush’s popularity was slipping: “Americans are critical of President Bush’s job performance in many policy areas, but negative opinions...
Read more »Americans Can’t Get No Satisfaction
Just 24 percent of Americans are satisfied with the way things are going, down from 30 percent in April, according to the Gallup Poll. The rate of satisfaction has average 25 percent so far this year. Most Americans surveyed were...
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Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 1040 Individual Income Tax forms for the 2012 tax year.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 2%
That’s the share of Americans who identified taxes as the biggest problem facing the nation, according to Gallup surveys last month. The share of people identifying taxes as the biggest problem historically has been in the low single digits, according...
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U.S. Marine Major Bull Gurfein pulls down a poster of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein March 21, 2003 in Safwan, Iraq.
Iraq War 10 Years After: Mistake
Ten years have passed since the United States and its allies invaded Iraq, and it appears the majority of Americans consider this a regrettable anniversary, Gallup reports today. Fifty-three percent of Americans believe their country “made a mistake sending troops...
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A nice way to celebrate the New Year for the President was to jump in the ocean in his native state of Hawaii. He was on his annual Christmas vacation with family and friends, and went swimming at Pyramid Rock Beach in Kaneohe Bay.
Washington, Hawaii: Obama, Thumbs Up — Utah, Wyoming, Thumbs Down
Where is President Barack Obama most popular? In Washington, D.C., and in his birth state of Hawaii. Where is the Democrat least popular? In the mountain states of Utah and Wyoming, and also Sarah Palin’s home state of Alaska. It...
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An attendee looking at a Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. semi-automatic assault rifle for sale at the Rocky Mountain Gun Show in Sandy, Utah, on Jan. 5, 2013.
Gun Controls Approved in Polls — Difficult at Best in Congress
Most Americans hold a favorable view of the measures that President Barack Obama proposes for curbing gun violence in America, following the slaying of 20 first-grade children at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, last month. So shows the polling...
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The highest percentage of Americans in eight years support stronger gun laws, according to a USA Today/Gallup poll.
Gun Control Gains Post-Newtown
A USA Today/Gallup poll out today shows the highest percentage of Americans in eight years supporting stronger gun laws following the mass shootings in Newtown, Connecticut. The poll found 58 percent favoring making laws covering the sale of firearms stricter....
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Supporters of President Barack Obama pose for a picture as they gather outside the White House in Washington, D.C., to celebrate Obama's re-election, on Nov. 6, 2012.
Obama’s Gender Gap No. 1: Gallup
President Barack Obama’s re-election benefited from the largest gender gap in the Gallup Poll’s 60 years of measuring the vote among men and women. Obama won among women by 12 points, by 56-44 percent, and lost to Republican nominee Mitt...
Read more »Obama’s 5% Advantage: Gallup Poll
President Barack Obama’s advantage over Republican Mitt Romney — which disappeared during three days of polling following their first debate — stands at 5 percentage points in the newest Gallup report of seven days of daily tracking surveys. Earlier today,...
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