Opinion Research

A majority of Americans think members of Congress should sit together at the upcoming State of the Union, according to a new poll released Friday. The poll, conducted by CNN/Opinion Research, found that seven in 10 Americans think legislators s…

Americans are sold on the idea of Bipartisan seating at the State of the Union address, a new poll finds. Of those surveyed, 72 percent say that Democrats and Republicans should sit together during the president’s annual address Jan. 25, …

Washington (CNN) - More than seven in ten Americans think that Republican and Democratic members of Congress should sit next to each other when President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address, according to a new National Poll. A CNN/Op…

Electoral wins usually come with talk of political mandates and political capital. Yet as the Republicans assume congressional leadership roles this month, public approval for their “policies and plans for the future” is low relative t…

Solidifying Our Losses by digby I and others have mentioned before that one of the great untold stories of the last election is the one in which Republicans rand against Democrats for "cutting Medicare." Aside from "Obama's socialism" it was th…

Washington (CNN) - Two new polls, but as of now the same old story: Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, and Sarah Palin remain the leaders of the pack in hypothetical 2012 GOP presidential nomination matchups. According to an ABC News-Washington Post surv…

Americans expect the Republican-controlled House of Representatives to have the most influence over the course of the country over the next two years, but they would prefer direction from President Obama, a poll released Wednesday found. The CN…

Posted by John at 10:30 AM The time has come to put any thoughts of Sarah Palin running for President to rest. I say that not because I dislike her; on the contrary, I'm a fan. I think she did an excellent job as a vice-presidential Candidate in …