Poll: Most Say US Still Going the Wrong Way
John Foxx/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Most Americans in a new February Gallup poll think the country is headed the wrong way although there was a little bit of improvement from last month, when just 25 percent were satisfied with the nation’s direction a…
Most Feel Country Moving in Wrong Direction
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Satisfied with the direction of the country? Didn’t think so.You’re more likely than not among the majority of Americans who feel that things aren’t going right. A USA Today/Gallup poll finds that o…
Congress Gets Low Ethics Rating as ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Looms
Ingram Publishing/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Americans rate only car salespeople below Congress in terms of honesty and ethics.Just one in 10 Americans rate the honesty and ethical standards of lawmakers as high or very high, according to a Gallup poll …
Gallup Still Has Romney Running Strong
NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Not even a powerful East Coast storm can stave off the momentum of Mitt Romney in Gallup’s daily tracking poll of likely voters.
On Monday, as the large portion of the country was battered by Hurrican…
Debate Questions Will Be a Surprise to the Debate’s Organizers
Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The man responsible for selecting the audience members who will grill President Obama and Mitt Romney at Tuesday’s town hall debate has no idea what kind of questions the undecided voters will p…
Will Mitt Romney’s Debate Bounce Last?
DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images(PRINCETON, N.J.) — Less than a week after the Denver debate, it’s all tied up.A Gallup tracking poll out Monday morning finds President Obama and Mitt Romney running even nationally — 47 percent to 47 percent — with just …
Will Mitt Romney’s Debate Bounce Last?
DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images(PRINCETON, N.J.) — Less than a week after the Denver debate, it’s all tied up.A Gallup tracking poll out Monday morning finds President Obama and Mitt Romney running even nationally — 47 percent to 47 percent — with just …
Has Obama’s Poll Bounce, Bounced Itself Out?
Tom Pennington/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In the wake of the Democratic National Convention, Mitt Romney campaign pollster Neil Newhouse characterized the bump that President Obama was getting in the polls as a “sugar high” that would soon…
Obama Favored to Beat Romney, Despite Even Split in Support
Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Alex Wong/Getty Images(PRINCETON, N.J.) — A majority of Americans surveyed said President Obama would win re-election in November, according to a new Gallup poll released Tuesday.The polling numbers — 56 percent for Obama, 36 perc…
Poll: Young People May Not Bother to Vote for Obama
Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Alex Wong/Getty Images(PRINCETON, N.J.) — President Obama may still have the support of the youth population, but will they turn out to vote for him? A new poll indicates that is uncertain.A Gallup poll conducted earlier this week …
Obama Surpasses Romney in Swing States
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A majority of registered voters across 12 swing states for the first time backs President Obama over likely GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney for the November election, according to a new USA Today/Gallup p…
Congress’ Approval At Record Low; Poll Finds Only bin Laden Less Popular
iStockPhoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — There is no question that Americans are frustrated with their elected officials, but the latest Gallup poll shows that frustration has reached a fever pitch, plummeting Congress to its lowest approval rating in his…
Obama Sinking in Ohio, Deadlocked with Romney in Poll
Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Alex Wong/Getty Images(HAMDEN, Conn.) — President Obama has lost his luster among voters in swing state Ohio since 2008, but he remains in a steady tie with GOP front-runner Mitt Romney in a hypothetical 2012 race, according to the…
Poll: Romney Has Biggest Lead to Date
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — For the last few months, Mitt Romney’s foes have painted the former Massachusetts governor as the “25 percent man:” a front-runner who just couldn’t attract more than 25 percent of th…
President Obama, Hillary Clinton Named Most Admired Americans
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — When asked without prompting to name the living man and woman whom they most admire in the world, more Americans name Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton than any other figures.The Gallup rankings, t…
Gingrich Narrowly Tops Romney in Latest Gallup Poll
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Newt Gingrich’s lead over rival Mitt Romney narrowed to three percentage points in Gallup’s latest national Republican tracking poll.Among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, the former speaker garners 26 …