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Making Government and Democracy Work Are Key to Any President’s Image

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By Frank Newport – PRINCETON, N.J. — Most Americans believe that managing government effectively is an important requirement for a good president, and in recent years, sitting presidents’ ratings on this trait have closely matched their overall job approval ratings. For example, 44 percent of Americans say that President Barack Obama is an effective manager…

President Obama’s Job Approval Rating Hits 50 Percent

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By Glynn Wilson – Less than a week after President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union address to a new Republican-dominated Congress, his job approval rating reached 50 percent in Gallup’s daily tracking poll, the first time since June 2013. Three months ago, in mid-October, only 39 percent of Americans approved of Obama’s…

Hispanic Voting Bloc Supports President Obama’s Immigration Plan

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By Glynn Wilson – While a slim majority of Americans, 51 percent, say they disapprove of President Barack Obama’s executive action to deal with undocumented immigrants living in the United States, Hispanics, African-Americans and other recent immigrants by a wide margin approve of the policy plan to grant legal status to those who have been…

Public Confidence in American News Media Sources Remains Low

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ANALYSIS – By Glynn Wilson – Public confidence in the news media in America continues to post record lows in public opinion surveys, according to the latest Gallup poll on the subject. And while the public’s confidence in television news and newspapers continues to decline to record lows, the amount of crap being passed off…

More Americans Favor the Democratic Party Over the Republicans

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By Glynn Wilson – More Americans view the Democratic Party favorably than the Republican Party, although neither party is viewed favorably by a majority of the American people. According to the latest Gallup poll, 44 percent of Americans give the Democratic Party a favorability rating, while only 34 percent of those surveyed view the Republican…

Uninsured Rate Drops More in States Embracing Health Law

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The uninsured rate among adults aged 18 and older in the states across the country that have chosen to expand Medicaid and set up their own exchanges in the health insurance marketplace has declined significantly this year, meaning more U.S. citizens are being covered by private health care insurance than ever before, improving the economy…

Hey Alabama: You Can’t Thank God for Mississippi Anymore

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Alabama Citizens Rank Last in Ability to Afford Healthcare and Medicine – By Glynn Wilson – The poor people of Alabama can no longer afford to sit back and thank god for Mississippi. They might thank a doctor governor for not taking a pay check, but that’s about it. He has abandoned the people in…