Tag: Polls

Washington Secrets

Free fall: 17 percent say U.S. heading in ‘right direction,’ 11-point one-week plunge

Paul Bedard · October 9, 2013 4:00 am

Public approval of Congress plummets to 5 percent as shutdown drags on

Public approval of Congress plummets to 5 percent as shutdown drags on

Rebecca Berg · October 9, 2013 4:00 am

In the United Kingdom since the 1960s, voters have often given negative job ratings to the governments of the day. Yet incumbent parties have won most general elections. (AP File)

Voters to politicians: Both parties are blundering

Michael Barone · October 9, 2013 4:00 am

Poll: Republican Party’s favorability sinks to record low

Sean Lengell · October 9, 2013 4:00 am

Finally a poll that tells it like it is when it comes to America's view of Congress: It's worse than dog poop. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Washington Secrets

Dog poop more popular than Congress: Poll

Paul Bedard · October 8, 2013 4:00 am

Sen. Ted Cruz during a closed-door lunch on Wednesday argued to his Republican colleagues that the campaign he led to defund Obamacare has bolstered the GOP's political position in dealing with the government shutdown.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Ted Cruz poll shows GOP gained in fight over Obamacare despite shutdown

David M. Drucker · October 8, 2013 4:00 am

t was utterly predictable that liberal activists and their traditional media allies would claim that Republicans will lose their House majority in 2014 as a result of the government shutdown. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Beltway Confidential

Morning Examiner: Beware the snake oil salesmen peddling 2014 election surveys

Mark Tapscott · October 8, 2013 4:00 am

Speaker John Boehner has said he lacks the votes for a clean CR and is demanding that the president negotiate with Republicans over further spending cuts and changes to Obamacare. (AP Photo)

Poll: 70 percent disapprove of GOP handling of government shutdown

Meghashyam Mali · October 7, 2013 4:00 am

Zogby Report Card: Shutdown politics favor Obama, but he hasn’t taken control

Washington Secrets

Zogby Report Card: Shutdown politics favor Obama, but he hasn’t taken control

Paul Bedard · October 5, 2013 4:00 am

Poll shocker: Too close to call in Virginia governor’s race, 33%-32%, Terry McAuliffe over Ken Cuccinelli

Paul Bedard · October 2, 2013 4:00 am

Janette Dunder of Alexandria, Va., protests outside the Capitol building as Congress continues the budget battle Monday, Sept. 30, 2013, in Washington. President Barack Obama ramped up pressure on Republicans Monday to avoid a post-midnight government shutdown, saying that failure to pass a short-term spending measure to keep agencies operating would "throw a wrench into the gears" of a recovering economy. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

American public: Worst Congress ever

Sean Lengell · September 30, 2013 4:00 am

Voters generally support the idea of stripping members of Congress and their staffs of their employer health care contribution, according to a poll. (Thinkstock)

Voters favor eliminating lawmakers’ health care subsidy

David M. Drucker · September 30, 2013 4:00 am