If you want punditry, visit an opinion-based political website.
If you want a comprehensive, up-to-the-minute picture of what voters are actually thinking and feeling, you're in the right place.
We gauge the mood of the nation and track American elections and social and cultural issues from the perspective of where it matters most: with voters on the ground.
The Obama Project is an online forum for commentary, analysis, poetry, photographs, and videos that explores the following questions: What Does The Election of Barack Obama Mean To You? And What Does it Mean for The Nation?
Feb 05, 2009 at 4:01 PM
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Feb 02, 2009 at 12:26 PM
What is the current state of politics, the electorate, and the nation at large?
Mar 18, 2009 at 9:12 AM
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What have you heard
and seen?
Pundits spend much of their time listening to each other.
and seen?
We’re more interested in listening to you.
Jan 17, 2009 at 6:14 PM
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Our innovative presidential election maps and blog offer a snapshot of where things stand and where they are headed in the state-by-state hunt for electoral votes.
Mar 18, 2009 at 9:11 AM
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Some statistics—like presidential and congressional approval ratings—are vital for tracking the nation’s political mood.
Others may have a significant impact on voter sentiment, from the price of gasoline to American military fatalities in Iraq. Updated continually, our statistical charts serve as the backdrop for our electoral analysis.
- President Obama--Approval Rating : Approve: 60.8% Disapprove: 30.2% (poll average)
- Consumer Confidence: 77%-Negative 4%-Positive (Gallup)
- US Congress Job Approval: Approv. 37.3%/Disapprov. 52.0% (poll average)
- Direction of Country: Right Track 37.0%/Wrong Track 50.8% (poll average)
- Unemployment Rate: +8.1 (February 2008)
- Payroll Employment: -651,000 (February 2008) -3,751,000 (since recession began 12/07)
- Consumer Price Index (CPI): +0.3% (January 2009)
- Gasoline: National Average (Gallon): $1.91 -0.031 (wk ago) -1.37 (yr ago)
- US Military Deaths in Iraq: 4259 (+133 from 7/30/08)
- US Housing Starts: +22.2% (February 2009) -37.3% From Yr Ago
- Cable News Ratings (primetime): FNC (Fox) 3.20M/CNN 1.10M/MSNBC 1.00M
