Working Moms: The Data and the Politics
A few data points on today’s working moms controversy: 64.4 percent of mothers with kids under 18 work for pay. (As of 2010, per U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) More mothers than that, 70.8 percent, are in the labor force, meaning they either have a… Read More »
EmailAfghan War Support Hits a New Low; Many Urge Mental-Health Checks
Support for the war in Afghanistan has dropped to a new low in ABC News/Washington Post polls, surpassing even the war in Iraq at its most unpopular. Six in 10 Americans believe most Afghans themselves oppose the U.S. mission. And after a shooting rampage allegedly… Read More »
New Low in Support for Health Law; Half Expect Justices to Go Political
Last month’s hearings on the constitutionality of health care reform didn’t help its popularity: Public support for Barack Obama’s signature domestic legislation has hit a new low in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, with criticism of the individual mandate as high as ever. Half… Read More »
Santorum’s Suspension: By the Numbers
On Rick Santorum’s decision to suspend his campaign, a few pertinent points from our polling: Santorum’s move reflects his diving poll numbers within the GOP. In our latest ABC/Post poll, out this morning, Republicans and Republican-leaning independents preferred Mitt Romney over Santorum for the nomination… Read More »
Racial Divisions Define Opinions on the Trayvon Martin Shooting
Americans divide along racial lines on the Trayvon Martin shooting, with blacks overwhelmingly calling it unjustified while whites are more apt to withhold judgment. But few in either group are ready to see the fatal shooting of the unarmed Florida teenager as justified. Those views… Read More »
Romney Solidifies GOP Position but Obama Gets Boost From Women
A widening gender gap, modest economic gains, an edge on key issues and broad advantages in personal popularity are boosting Barack Obama’s re-election prospects. Yet Mitt Romney, moving to close the deal in his own party, holds opportunities of his own for the road ahead…. Read More »
Gas Prices Take Less of a Toll; Let’s See What $4.00 Does
With gasoline nudging $4.00 a gallon, a new ABC News/Washington Post poll finds that the price at the pump is taking a toll on Americans’ pocketbooks – but so far with less pain and fewer political recriminations than in past episodes of gas-price run-ups. The… Read More »
Americans Find Google Favorable, Twitter Not So Much: Study
In the high-flying world of iconic technology brands, two – Google and Apple – tower at remarkable levels of public popularity in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll. But add in strength of sentiment and one of them claims the crown. An almost unheard-of 82… Read More »
Romney Leans on Wisconsin’s Well-Off
Updated at 10:15 p.m. ET Mitt Romney again relied on well-off voters for a Midwest victory, leaning in Wisconsin on support from those with $100,000-plus incomes while running only about evenly against Rick Santorum among those less comfortable financially. In Maryland, Romney earned a… Read More »
Romney’s Republican Doubters: Is it Religion or Ideology?
As Republican leaders push the party to coalesce around Mitt Romney’s candidacy, a question lingers: Is Romney’s disconnect with sizable numbers of GOP voters based on ideology or instead on religious belief? The answer: Both. Romney’s weakness among evangelicals is the more critical stumbling block…. Read More »