us government shutdown us government shutdown / http://backend.userland.com/rss ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½WebTeam Republican Favorability Down; Views of Democrats Steady At the tail end of the government shutdown, Americans' opinion of the Republican Party worsened while their view of the Democratic Party was stable. /poll/246341/republican-favorability-down-views-democrats-steady.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/246341/republican-favorability-down-views-democrats-steady.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 30 Jan 2019 14:00:00 GMT Looming Shutdown Would Further Damage Government's Image A federal government shutdown would almost certainly do further damage to Americans' already negative view of the government. /opinion/polling-matters/225749/looming-shutdown-further-damage-government-image.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/225749/looming-shutdown-further-damage-government-image.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 17 Jan 2018 20:00:00 GMT Americans Expect Economic Crisis if Debt Deal Not Reached The majority of Americans believe that an economic crisis will result if Congress does not reach an agreement on the federal debt ceiling by Oct. 17, echoing sentiments Americans held during the 2011 debt ceiling crisis. /poll/165452/americans-expect-economic-crisis-debt-deal-not-reached.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/165452/americans-expect-economic-crisis-debt-deal-not-reached.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 16 Oct 2013 20:00:00 GMT Amid Shutdown, Americans Not Calling for One-Party Gov't Even as the division of power between Republicans and Democrats is wreaking havoc with the federal government, Americans' preference for having the same political party run both the White House and Congress is at a record-low 25%. /poll/165410/amid-shutdown-americans-not-calling-one-party-gov.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/165410/amid-shutdown-americans-not-calling-one-party-gov.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 11 Oct 2013 19:00:00 GMT In U.S., Perceived Need for Third Party Reaches New High Sixty percent of Americans say the Republican and Democratic parties do such a poor job of representing the American people that a third major party is needed, the high by two percentage points in the 10-year trend on this question. /poll/165392/perceived-need-third-party-reaches-new-high.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/165392/perceived-need-third-party-reaches-new-high.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 11 Oct 2013 08:00:00 GMT Americans' Satisfaction With U.S. Gov't Drops to New Low A record-low 18% of Americans say they are satisfied with the way the nation is being governed, down from 32% last month. /poll/165371/americans-satisfaction-gov-drops-new-low.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/165371/americans-satisfaction-gov-drops-new-low.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 10 Oct 2013 19:45:00 GMT Americans Down on D.C. Leaders Since Shutdown Began Americans' basic opinions of Barack Obama, John Boehner, Harry Reid, and Mitch McConnell have grown more negative since the government shutdown began. Nancy Pelosi's rating remains negative, but a little less negative than before. /poll/165362/americans-down-leaders-shutdown-began.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/165362/americans-down-leaders-shutdown-began.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 10 Oct 2013 08:00:00 GMT Republican Party Favorability Sinks to Record Low As the government shutdown continues, the GOP's favorable rating is now 28%, the lowest ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½has measured for either party in its trend since 1992. The Democratic Party's favorability of 43% is down slightly from last month. /poll/165317/republican-party-favorability-sinks-record-low.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/165317/republican-party-favorability-sinks-record-low.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 09 Oct 2013 18:15:00 GMT Dysfunctional Gov't Surpasses Economy as Top U.S. Problem Americans now name dysfunctional government, rather than the economy or jobs, as the most important problem facing the country. The 33% who mention dysfunctional government as the top problem is the highest in Gallup's 74-year trend. /poll/165302/dysfunctional-gov-surpasses-economy-top-problem.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/165302/dysfunctional-gov-surpasses-economy-top-problem.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 09 Oct 2013 08:00:00 GMT