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The Voter Intensity Gap Doesn't Favor Obama

Details: Category: Presidency; Published on Friday, 27 January 2012 20:00; Written by Raghavan Mayur; Hits: 46

Newt Gingrich said a mouthful in December when he described this year's presidential contest as "the most important election since 1860." As it turns out, a significant majority of Americans agree with him.

State Of The Union: Is Obama's Vision 'Common Sense' Or Class Warfare?

Details: Category: News; Published on Wednesday, 25 January 2012 16:20; Written by Mark Trumbull, Staff writer; Hits: 29

President Obama laid down a bold marker in his State of the Union address: He will defend a strong role for government, even in an era of high concern about federal deficits and the risk of rising taxes.

Newt Gingrich's Infidelities Not Hurting Him In South Carolina

Details: Category: Presidency; Published on Saturday, 21 January 2012 20:00; Written by Brad Knickerbocker, Staff writer; Hits: 20

One major issue that might have slowed Newt Gingrich's momentum in South Carolina – his history of marital infidelities, most recently highlighted in interviews with his second wife – appears not to be doing so.

Poll: Most Back Military Action To Stop Iranian Nukes

Details: Category: Iran; Published on Wednesday, 11 January 2012 20:00; Written by Thomas McArdle, Investor's Business Daily; Hits: 26

As tensions with Iran escalate on several fronts, most Americans favor military force to stop Tehran from building nuclear weapons if diplomacy fails, a new IBD/TIPP poll shows.

Independents Sour On Obama Despite Better Economy

Details: Category: About TIPP; Published on Tuesday, 10 January 2012 15:44; Written by David Hogberg, Investor's Business Daily; Hits: 125

Americans are feeling better about the economy, but they aren't giving President Obama credit as he seeks re-election, according to the latest IBD/TIPP survey.

Consumer Confidence Brightens As Americans Become More Optimistic on Economic Outlook

Details: Category: Economy; Published on Tuesday, 10 January 2012 00:00; Written by IBD/TIPP Staff; Hits: 118

The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index improved by 4.7 points, or 11.0%, in January posting 47.5 vs. 42.8 in December. The index is 5.0 points above its 12-month average of 42.5 and 3.1 points above its reading of 44.4 in December 2007 when the economy entered into the recession, and 2.4 points below its all-time average of 49.9.

IBD Poll: Americans See Recession, Tax Hikes In 2012

Details: Category: General; Published on Tuesday, 10 January 2012 13:55; Written by IBD Special Report; Hits: 83

As President Obama enters the final year of his first term in office, Americans appear to be deeply pessimistic, our year-end IBD/TIPP survey finds....

Republicans See Gingrich As Man With The Plan

Details: Category: Presidency; Published on Monday, 12 December 2011 20:00; Written by Sean Higgins, Investor's Business Daily; Hits: 146

Seventeen years after he shocked Washington by ending the Democrats' lock on the House, Newt Gingrich is poised for yet another improbable victory by taking the GOP presidential nomination.

Unemployment Decline To 8.6%: A Statistical Fluke?

Details: Category: Economy; Published on Friday, 02 December 2011 20:00; Written by Investor's Business Daily Editorial; Hits: 188

Jobs: Americans woke up Friday to the good news that the unemployment rate had dropped sharply from 9% to 8.6%. On closer inspection, the decline is highly questionable — and doesn't warrant a surge in optimism.

Consumers Lean Toward Smaller Cars As Prices Rise: Survey

Details: Category: Energy; Published on Thursday, 01 December 2011 20:00; Written by Raghavan Mayur, Investor's Business Daily; Hits: 136

Rising fuel prices generally lead customers to look for smaller cars. If prices rise more dramatically, they might consider cars that use alternate fuels. But if fuel prices shoot up, demand for new cars could drop at double-digit rates. This is a prospect that no vehicle manufacturer wants to consider.

Americans Want Spending Cut — But Hands Off Their Benefits

Details: Category: Economy; Published on Friday, 18 November 2011 20:00; Written by Investor's Business Daily Editorial; Hits: 180

Budget Policy: Americans broadly agree that government has gotten too big and that spending needs to be cut. Great. But just what should be cut? On that, their message is a bit more muddled.

Occupy Wall Street Won't Be Dems' Tea Party In 2012

Details: Category: General; Published on Saturday, 12 November 2011 00:45; Written by David Hogberg, Investor's Business Daily; Hits: 253

Many Democrats hope to reap a ballot box benefit in 2012 from the Occupy Wall Street protests. But so far there is little sign that OWS will become an organized force for impacting elections.

TIPP Job Report

Details: Category: Economy; Published on Friday, 21 January 2011 16:59; Written by Raghavan Mayur; Hits: 1074

TIPP estimates that 22.6% of Americans are seeking a full-time job which translates to 35 Million Americans. One third of U.S. households are concerned that a family member may be laid off in the next twelve months. The share of "Job Sensitive" households has increased slightly in January to 44%.

How Americans See President Obama's Economic Performance?

Details: Category: Economy; Published on Monday, 24 January 2011 21:33; Written by Raghavan Mayur; Hits: 1399

In the latest TIPP poll only 20% of Americans give him an A or B for creating jobs and economic growth, 23% give him good grades for his handling of the economy and 22% give him good grades for his managing of the federal budget. Between July and August there is a significant slippage among Democrats.

TIPP Indexes: The Decade

Details: Category: Gallery; Published on Thursday, 30 December 2010 16:57; Written by Raghavan Mayur; Hits: 1285

We complete ten years of monthly tracking polls for Investor's Business Daily. Each month we release our indexes on matters ranging from economy to morals.

IBD/TIPP Takes Top Honors Again

Details: Category: News Articles; Published on Friday, 19 December 2008 05:00; Written by Investor's Business Daily; Hits: 4225

Election: Now that the '08 tally is official, we note that for the second election in a row, the IBD/TIPP Poll not only came closest to the final margin, but was right on the money — tantamount to hitting a bullet with a bullet.