election 2014 election 2014 / http://backend.userland.com/rss ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½WebTeam The Trend Line: More Americans Align With Republicans After Election /video/179882/trend-line-americans-align-republican-election.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /video/179882/trend-line-americans-align-republican-election.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 04 Dec 2014 21:40:00 GMT Democratic Party Favorable Rating Falls to Record Low Americans' favorable rating of the Democratic Party plummeted to a record-low 36% after the party lost control of the Senate in the midterm elections. The GOP's rating remained steady at 42%. /poll/179345/democratic-party-favorable-rating-falls-record-low.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/179345/democratic-party-favorable-rating-falls-record-low.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 12 Nov 2014 09:00:00 GMT Majority in U.S. Want GOP in Congress to Set Nation's Course A majority of Americans (53%) want the Republicans in Congress to have more influence than President Barack Obama over the direction the nation takes in the coming year. /poll/179339/majority-gop-congress-set-nation-course.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/179339/majority-gop-congress-set-nation-course.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 11 Nov 2014 20:45:00 GMT Americans Want New Congress to Fix Itself, Focus on Economy Americans want their newly elected representatives to Congress to focus on improving the way Congress works and to address economic concerns. Smaller percentages name specific issues as Congress' top priority. /poll/179153/americans-new-congress-fix-itself-focus-economy.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/179153/americans-new-congress-fix-itself-focus-economy.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 05 Nov 2014 18:00:00 GMT Voters, Especially Independents, Lack Interest in Election Gallup's key voter turnout indicators reveal that Americans are far less interested in the election this year than in 2010, and less likely to say they'll vote. Voter engagement has dropped significantly among independents. /poll/179147/voters-especially-independents-lack-interest-election.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/179147/voters-especially-independents-lack-interest-election.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 04 Nov 2014 19:15:00 GMT Obama Effect Likely Negative in Key Senate Races President Obama's approval rating is below 40% in three of six states with competitive Senate races. While party preferences have been stable in most of these states, the GOP has seen significant gains in Arkansas. /poll/179123/obama-effect-likely-negative-key-senate-races.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/179123/obama-effect-likely-negative-key-senate-races.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 03 Nov 2014 20:45:00 GMT U.S. Voters Divided on Party Better to Control Congress Although the political climate favors the GOP, voters are no more likely to say the country would be better off if Republicans controlled Congress than if Democrats did. In past "wave" elections, voters had a clear party preference. /poll/179126/voters-divided-party-better-control-congress.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/179126/voters-divided-party-better-control-congress.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 03 Nov 2014 18:30:00 GMT