Gallup: Most Uninsured Americans Ignoring ObamaCare
According to Gallup, media coverage of the
Obama approval at just 37 percent among
Following the rulings on voting rights, affirmative action and same-sex marriage, public approval of the Supreme Court has fallen to the lowest level ever recorded in more than nine years of polling.
In a recent survey, Gallup found that Americans still rate the Republican Party – 39% – less favorably than the Democratic Party – 46%. However, both parties’ favorability ratings are down from November 2012, just after the presidential election. The Democrats’ favorability rating dropped more, down from 51%, which was a post-election bump just after President Barack Obama won re-election. Even though Americans’ ratings of the Democratic Party clearly show that bump is over, their views of the GOP are the lowest since May of 2010.
In a new survey, Gallup found Americans’ confidence in newspapers fell slightly to 23% this year, from 25% in 2012 and 28% in 2011. However, the percentage of Americans saying they have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in newspapers has been generally trending downward since 1979, when it reached a high of 51%.
Americans’ confidence in Congress as an institution is down to 10%, which is the legislative body’s lowest ranking the and last on Gallup’s list of 16 societal institutions for the fourth straight year. Incredibly, this is the lowest level of confidence Gallup has found, not only for Congress, but for any institution on record. Americans remain most confident – 76% – in the institution that is the United States military.
Former president George W. Bush’s approval rating has improved, with 49% of Americans now viewing him favorably and 46% unfavorably. That is the first time since 2005 that opinions of him have been more positive than negative.
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I withheld this video until Sunday, but an Air Force video saluting first sergeants was ordered removed by the Pentagon because it mentions the word “God,” which top military brass fears may insult Atheists or Muslims.
Frank Newport, Gallup Editor-in-Chief, discussed Gallup’s findings that 75% in the U.S. say it would be positive for society if religion in American was more prevalent, but 77% believe religion is losing its influence on American life.
The latest economic data reported by Gallup,
