Herman Cain's positive image among Republicans stayed that way over the past week as the percentage of Republicans familiar with him rose from 61% to 69%. Gallup finds no improvement in the fizzled images of Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann, and ...

Texas Gov. Rick Perry, reportedly soon to announce his decision to enter the presidential race, remains in a strong position relative to other candidates. Perry's Positive Intensity Score is the highest of any Republican tested, and ...

The nature of American politics today is the formation and propagation of conventional wisdom nodules that arise swiftly, achieve widespread currency, and then as often as not are swept away by the next CWN (Conventional Wisdom Nodule) that ...

Sarah Palin, Rudy Giuliani, and Mitt Romney continue to generate both high recognition and favorable reactions among Republicans nationwide relative to other potential GOP candidates for 2012. While less well known, Rick Perry and Herman Cain ...

Democrats are modestly more likely than Republicans to be satisfied with their respective party's selection of presidential candidates. But Republicans are much more likely to say the primary process is hurting their party's image.

Herman Cain and Rick Perry have the highest Positive Intensity Scores among Republicans who know them. Rudy Giuliani, Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin, and Mitt Romney trail slightly behind.

The World Food Programme's new Gender Equality for Food Security measure bridges the gender data gap in food security data at an extremely critical time.

Amid renewed allegations of priest sex abuse, Americans' favorability toward Pope Francis has declined sharply. U.S. Catholics' opinions are unchanged.

Michele Bachmann has gained more national name identification among Republicans than any other GOP candidate Gallup has been tracking this year, moving from 52% recognition in early March to 84% today -- for a gain of 32 points. (For full ...

Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, who formally announced his presidential candidacy two weeks ago, generates little positive intensity from Republicans nationwide. He is recognized by 42% of Republicans and has a Positive Intensity Score of 2, ...