Obama’s Approval Rating (March 21, 2013) Similar To Bush’s
Just released: Obama Job Approval Slips as Economic Pessimism Rises
President Obama’s Trip to Israel - an Infographic
U.S. President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit the Middle East from March 20-23. He will spend much of the time in Israel, home to 41% of the world’s Jews. Another 41% of the world’s Jewish population lives in the United States, according to Pew Research Center estimates.
What the 2012 Campaign Taught Us About the News Media:A special video report from our just-released State of the News Media 2013.
In this five-minute video report, Mark Jurkowitz breaks down the ways in which news coverage has changed in regards to political campaigns, and discusses the role of social media and direct messaging in campaign strategy.
John Kerry visits Paris this week on his first trip as Secretary of State. In 2012, 86% in France said they had confidence in President Obama to do the right thing regarding world affairs. Read more.
While Obama’s job ratings are up at least slightly among many demographic groups, one of the most striking turnarounds over the past year is in the views of Hispanics. Read more.
The public expresses mixed views of Marco Rubio, following his response to Obama’s State of the Union address. Overall, 26% view Rubio favorably, 29% unfavorably, and 46% cannot offer a rating. Rubio receives particularly high ratings among those who agree with the Tea Party. Read more.
"Americans have somewhat hawkish views on China, and when asked which country represents the greatest danger to the U.S., more Americans volunteered China than name any other nation, including Iran and North Korea, in a recent Pew Research survey."
— Bruce Stokes, Director of Global Economic Attitudes, the Pew Research Center [CNN]
Just released: Explore our updated interactive on public trust in government from 1958-2013. Trust has remained at low levels for the past seven years, a period covering the final two years of the Bush administration and Obama’s entire presidency.
"I think it’s critical to remember that deficit priorities switch. The Republican Party is not historically the party of deficit reduction — they stand out on that front only when there is a Democratic president. The same is true on the other side. To some extent, deficit reduction is a rallying point for the party that is out of power as it makes its case against the policies of any sitting president. This was certainly true of Democrats in the 2000s."
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Michael Dimock, Director of the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press [TPM]
Our latest survey looks at the public’s policy priorities for 2013 and finds that 72% say that reducing the budget deficit should be a top priority, up 19 points from four years ago. Check out our interactive graphic charting public priorities over the last 20 years.
Check out our just-released survey of the public’s policy priorities for 2013.
"The biggest shift is this idea that there would be partisan cooperation. When Obama first took office, right before we did our poll, there was an expectation that the two parties were really going to get along. This was a huge change."
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Carroll Doherty, associate director for the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press [Washington Times]
We have a new survey out today with updated numbers for public opinion on gun control.
The latest national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, conducted Jan. 17-20 among 1,006 adults, finds that the public is closely tracking the gun debate: 43% followed news about Obama’s proposals very closely and an additional 29% followed the news fairly closely.
In September, we charted the top descriptors of Obama is in contrast to our results from the same question in 2008. The top descriptor has changed from “Inexperienced” in 2008 to “Good” in 2012.
See more on public opinion of President Obama from the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.
