USA http://www.gallup.com/ http://backend.userland.com/rss Gallup WebTeam In a Gallup Poll conducted earlier this year, 40% of adults nationwide said they had a favorable opinion of Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy, while 48% said they had an unfavorable opinion of him. http://www.gallup.com/poll/107389/Favorability-Ratings-Senator-Edward-Kennedy.aspx Sat, 17 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT Barack Obama has reopened a significant lead over Hillary Clinton among national Democrats and now leads by a 51% to 42% margin, according to Gallup Poll Daily tracking from May 14-16. http://www.gallup.com/poll/107326/Gallup-Daily-Obama-Opens-51-42-Lead.aspx Sat, 17 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT The percentage of Americans who say the U.S. economy is getting better remains very low, at 10%, while only 17% are willing to rate the economy as "excellent" or "good." http://www.gallup.com/poll/107386/Gallup-Daily-Only-10-Say-US-Economy-Getting-Better.aspx Sat, 17 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT As of May 16, 19% of Americans report receiving an economic stimulus payment from the U.S. government. http://www.gallup.com/poll/107212/Gallup-Daily-Tax-Rebate-Tracker.aspx Sat, 17 May 2008 11:30:00 GMT The percentage of Americans rating economic conditions as "poor" is now 41%, while 84% perceive economic conditions are getting worse. http://www.gallup.com/poll/107320/Gallup-Daily-Poor-Economy-Rating-Holding-41.aspx Fri, 16 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT After leading Hillary Clinton for three days by a statistically significant six percentage point margin, Barack Obama now only has a 4-point advantage in national Democratic preferences, 48% to 44%. http://www.gallup.com/poll/107323/Gallup-Daily-Obamas-Edge-Narrows-48-44.aspx Fri, 16 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT While 73% of Americans say now is a bad time to find a quality job, they are not yet as pessimistic as they were at times in 2002 and 2003. http://www.gallup.com/video/107308/Americans-Job-Market-Worries.aspx Fri, 16 May 2008 04:15:00 GMT About three in four Americans see now as a bad time to find a quality job, but Republicans tend to be considerably less pessimistic, with 57% holding this view compared to 86% of Democrats. http://www.gallup.com/poll/107314/US-Job-Market-Perceptions-Differ-Political-Party.aspx Fri, 16 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT The California Supreme Court's decision to overturn a state ban on gay marriage runs contrary to how the majority of Americans feel about the issue. Only 40% believe marriages between same-sex couples should be legally valid; 56% say they should not be. http://www.gallup.com/poll/107305/Ruling-SameSex-Marriage-Bucks-Majority-View.aspx Thu, 15 May 2008 15:30:00 GMT For the third straight day, Barack Obama leads Hillary Clinton by six percentage points, 50% to 44%, in the nomination preferences of national Democratic voters. There is no evidence Clinton picked up any national momentum from her big win in West Virginia on Tuesday. http://www.gallup.com/poll/107296/Gallup-Daily-Obama-50-Clinton-44.aspx Thu, 15 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT The percentage of Americans perceiving that economic conditions are worsening has dipped to 83% from the recent high of 88%. Also, 19% of Americans now say the economy is in excellent or good shape, slightly more than has been the case in nearly a month. http://www.gallup.com/poll/107299/Gallup-Daily-Economic-Ratings-Remain-Negative.aspx Thu, 15 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT While in general, Americans do not favor giving animals the same rights and protections as humans, 38% do favor an outright ban on horse and dog racing. http://www.gallup.com/poll/107293/PostDerby-Tragedy-38-Support-Banning-Animal-Racing.aspx Thu, 15 May 2008 10:45:00 GMT Good news and bad news about the economy: consumer confidence has not worsened in May compared with April, but it remains dismal. http://www.gallup.com/poll/107290/Consumers-Negative-Attitudes-Unchanged-Early-May.aspx Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT John McCain's supporters are only slightly more positive on the state of the economy than Barack Obama's supporters. http://www.gallup.com/video/107275/Economic-Concerns-Span-Party-Lines.aspx Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT According to the Gallup Poll Daily tracking, 43% of Americans rate economic conditions as "poor" and 86% believe the economy is "getting worse," very similar to what Gallup has found since the beginning of April. http://www.gallup.com/poll/107281/Gallup-Daily-86-Say-Economy-Getting-Worse.aspx Wed, 14 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT Barack Obama maintains his 6 percentage point lead over Hillary Clinton, 50% to 44%, in Democratic nomination preferences. The general election matchups have tightened somewhat, as both Democratic candidates' advantages over John McCain now fall within the margin of error. http://www.gallup.com/poll/107278/Gallup-Daily-Obama-Maintains-6Point-Lead-Over-Clinton.aspx Wed, 14 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT Barack Obama and John McCain can expect a highly competitive battle for the votes of political independents if they face each other this fall. The most recent Gallup Poll Daily tracking aggregate shows 44% of independent voters favoring Obama and 42% McCain. http://www.gallup.com/poll/107272/Obama-McCain-Highly-Competitive-Independent-Vote.aspx Wed, 14 May 2008 10:45:00 GMT Congressional job approval is now a mere 18%, tying Gallup's record low on this measure seen first in March 1992 and again in August 2007. http://www.gallup.com/video/107260/Congressional-Approval-Ties-AllTime-Low.aspx Wed, 14 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Approval of Congress has dipped below 20% for only the fourth time in Gallup history, tying the record low of 18%. President Bush's 29% approval rating is only one point above his personal worst approval scores, recorded in April and earlier in May. http://www.gallup.com/poll/107242/Congress-Approval-Rating-Ties-Lowest-Gallup-Records.aspx Wed, 14 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT By a margin of 54% to 42%, Americans favor suspending the federal gas tax for the summer, and the majority in favor increases to a 65% to 30% margin among lower-income households. http://www.gallup.com/poll/107257/Majority-Americans-Favor-Suspending-Federal-Gas-Tax.aspx Tue, 13 May 2008 15:00:00 GMT Barack Obama continues to hold a statistically significant lead over Hillary Clinton in national Democratic voters' nomination preferences, 50% to 44%. Obama and Clinton both edge out John McCain in general election trial heats, by 3 and 5 percentage points, respectively. http://www.gallup.com/poll/107248/Gallup-Daily-Obama-Maintains-Democratic-Lead-50-44.aspx Tue, 13 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT Just 15% of Americans describe current economic conditions as "excellent" or "good," matching the low for the year. Additionally, 87% of Americans say economic conditions are getting worse. http://www.gallup.com/poll/107251/Gallup-Daily-Only-15-Say-Economy-Excellent-Good.aspx Tue, 13 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT A majority of Democrats (55%) say both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama should continue campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination, while 35% say Clinton should drop out. http://www.gallup.com/poll/107227/Majority-Democrats-Say-Keep-Campaigning.aspx Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Only 14% of Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in the United States, just two points higher than the 1979 low. Gas prices are up (from 9% to 17%) and the Iraq war is down (from 23% to 15%) in Americans' listing of the most important problem facing the country. http://www.gallup.com/poll/107233/US-Satisfaction-Down-14-Just-Shy-AllTime-Low.aspx Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT Just 14% of Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in the United States, the lowest level reported during President Bush's time in office and just shy of the all-time low. http://www.gallup.com/video/107230/US-Satisfaction-Near-Record-Low.aspx Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT