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America's Big Wealth Gap: Is It Good, Bad, Or Irrelevant?

mayur@technometrica.com (Mark Trumbull, Christian Science Monitor) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:28:47 +0000

The gap between rich and poor is at its widest since the Roaring '20s. Obama complains that it's unfair, but a growing chorus of economists and sociologists say it's worse than that.

IBD Poll: Obama Approval Up As Democrats Rejoin Fold

mayur@technometrica.com (Sean Higgins, Investor's Business Daily) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:00:00 +0000

President Obama is recovering from the polling lows he suffered last year — mostly because he has won back the Democrats who were down on him then.

Confidence Brightens For the Sixth Month in a Row

mayur@technometrica.com (IBD/TIPP Staff) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:37:31 +0000

The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index improved by 1.9 points, or 4.0%, in February posting 49.4 vs. 47.5 in January. The index is 7.0 points above its 12-month average of 42.4 and 5.0 points above its reading of 44.4 in December 2007 when the economy entered into the recession, and 0.4 points below its all-time average of 49.9.

The Voter Intensity Gap Doesn't Favor Obama

mayur@technometrica.com (Raghavan Mayur ) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0000

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?

mayur@technometrica.com (Mark Trumbull, Staff writer) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:20:00 +0000

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

mayur@technometrica.com (Brad Knickerbocker, Staff writer) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0000

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

mayur@technometrica.com (Thomas McArdle, Investor's Business Daily) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0000

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.

IBD Poll: Americans See Recession, Tax Hikes In 2012

mayur@technometrica.com (IBD Special Report) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:00:00 +0000

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....

Americans Want Spending Cut — But Hands Off Their Benefits

mayur@technometrica.com (Investor's Business Daily Editorial) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:00:00 +0000

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.

TIPP Job Report

raghavanmayur@verizon.net (Raghavan Mayur) — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:59:35 +0000

TIPP estimates that 18.6% of Americans are seeking a full-time job which translates to 29 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 decreased slightly in February to 42%.

How Americans See President Obama's Economic Performance?

raghavanmayur@verizon.net (Raghavan Mayur) — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:33:55 +0000

In the latest TIPP poll, nearly 30% of Americans give him an A or B for creating jobs and economic growth, 29% give him good grades for his handling of the economy and 26% give him good grades for his managing of the federal budget.

TIPP Indexes: The Decade

raghavanmayur@verizon.net (Raghavan Mayur) — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:57:29 +0000

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

mayur@technometrica.comv15 (Investor's Business Daily) — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

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.