political systems political systems / http://backend.userland.com/rss ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½WebTeam Biden Approval Ratings Mostly Underwater Majorities of Americans disapprove of President Joe Biden's handling of his job as president and five other key issues. /poll/357545/biden-approval-ratings-mostly-underwater.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/357545/biden-approval-ratings-mostly-underwater.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 18 Nov 2021 19:45:00 GMT Democrats' Big Political Tent Helps Explain D.C. Stalemate The struggle congressional Democrats have had in passing a national infrastructure bill is consistent with the party's ideological diversity. Liberals enjoy recent momentum in the party, but Democrats are still divided on economics. /poll/356174/democrats-big-political-tent-helps-explain-stalemate.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/356174/democrats-big-political-tent-helps-explain-stalemate.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 20 Oct 2021 08:00:00 GMT Americans' Trust in Themselves U.S. adults' trust in the American people to make political judgments remains higher than their trust in the federal government. /opinion/polling-matters/355553/americans-trust-themselves.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/355553/americans-trust-themselves.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 08 Oct 2021 17:30:00 GMT In U.S., Trust in Politicians, Voters Continues to Ebb Less than half of U.S. adults say they have confidence in people who hold or are running for public office. Meanwhile, a small majority express confidence in the judgments of the American people under the democratic system. /poll/355430/trust-politicians-voters-continues-ebb.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/355430/trust-politicians-voters-continues-ebb.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 07 Oct 2021 08:30:00 GMT Democratic, Republican Confidence in Science Diverges Less than half of Republicans, 45%, are confident in the institution of science, compared with 72% in 1975. At the same time, Democratic confidence in science has increased from 67% to 79%. /poll/352397/democratic-republican-confidence-science-diverges.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/352397/democratic-republican-confidence-science-diverges.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 16 Jul 2021 08:00:00 GMT Friedman: 'Deep, Profound Division' After the Election ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½Research Adviser George Friedman rejoins the podcast to assess the "deep, profound division" in the U.S. in the aftermath of the 2020 election. /podcast/324416/friedman-deep-profound-division-election.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /podcast/324416/friedman-deep-profound-division-election.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 12 Nov 2020 18:30:00 GMT