Zogby: Scandals cost Obama liberals, majority--'are locusts next?'
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Pollster John Zogby reports in our weekly White House report card that President Obama's scandal-filled disaster week has cost him his majority support and sapped enthusiasm for his second term.
"As Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth might have said, this was 'weekus horribilis' for President Obama. Three fires in the form of three scandals to put out in one week. Are locusts next? While Obama has tried to get ahead of each -- Benghazi, the Associated Press, and the IRS vs. the Tea Party -- the time to get ahead of these things is, well, ahead of them.
New SUNYIT/Zogby Analytics Poll
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Few Americans Worry About Emergency Situations Occurring in Their Community; Only One in Three Have an Emergency Plan; 70% Support Infrastructure ‘Investment’ for National Security
One in four Americans and less are concerned that an emergency situation like a terrorist attack, natural disaster, or health pandemic will affect their community, according to a new SUNYIT/Zogby Analytics Poll released today at “Safety and Security in the Global Age,” a two-day conference on the SUNYIT campus for academics and professionals concerned with safety and security issues.
The poll of 1,000 adults nationwide was conducted online by Zogby Analytics on May 8-9 and has a margin of sampling error of +/-3.2 percentage points. A wide range of national security topics was covered.
When asked of the likelihood if a series of emergency situations were to occur in their community, the following percentages said the emergency was “likely” or “very likely”: 26% a general emergency, 24% an industrial accident, 23% a natural disaster, 20% a mass shooting, 19% a terrorist attack, and 15% a health pandemic.
Unleashing the Potential of America's First Global Generation
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By: John Zogby thefinancialist.com Contributor
America's young adults are dealing with a lackluster job market, political gridlock in Washington and uncertainty about their country's role on the global stage. Despite these challenges, veteran pollster John Zogby argues that America's "First Global" generation has an outward-looking perspective that may be its best asset in a rapidly changing world.
What makes any generation fascinating is the way history intrudes during its formative years and shapes how its members relate to the world. The Greatest Generation was shaped by the sacrifices of World War II, developing a resolve that served it well after the war ended. Baby boomers reaped the benefits of the economic prosperity that followed the war, and as a result, displayed an unprecedented optimism about the future.
Millennials, the generation born between 1979 and 1994, have experienced both privileges and challenges while coming of age. Although coddled at home, they saw their country attacked on Sept. 11, and in 2008 they witnessed the near collapse of the global financial system.
Zogby Obama Report Card: Just muddling along
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John Zogby's Obama Weekly Report Card is Featured in Paul Bedard's "Washington Secrets" Published weekly in The Washington Examiner
Grade for May 06 - May 12: C+
The president drew a line in the sand on chemical weapons in Syria but the line keeps moving further back and it is not clear which side used them. Israel took out a weapons depot and there are fears of a growing conflict -- but hard to see how that shapes up (or, quite frankly, who to root for). Prominent Democrats are now growing wary of implementing parts of Obamacare. And GOP guns are firing at Obama and Hillary Clinton on Benghazi. But my latest Zogby Analytics Poll has the president at 51% approval. Apparently, it is hard to look bad when the other side looks so much worse.
Crises Mount But President Keeps Majority
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By: John Zogby Forbes.com Contributor
According to a new poll of likely voters by Zogby Analytics, President Barack Obama maintains a 51% overall job approval rating. The poll of 1000 likely voters, conducted online on May 8 and 9, shows the President’s disapproval rating to be 46%. The numbers are almost identical to last month’s Zogby Analytics’ poll which had Mr. Obama at 52% approval and 46% disapproval.
If It's Sunday, It's Like Watching Paint Dry
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By: John Zogby Forbes.com Contributor
I admit that I have been watching Meet the Press since I was a little boy and my father was alive. It wasn't always "Must See TV" and I learned early that guests were on because they were important and the (chiefly) Washington reporters were from newspapers and the focus was always on tough questions that led to real answers about how a bill gets passed, how a war is avoided, what's next in energy exploration, the next manned moon venture. There was a clear national interest and what was not lost on viewers is that reporters and guests were on different sides of the desk - but they were all on the same side.