Mike Berman's Washington Watch

Since December 1991, the NBC/WSJ survey has regularly, including every year beginning in December 2011, asked respondents, “Compared with other years, do you think this year was one of the best years for the United States, above average, about average, below average or one of the worst years for the United States.”

Beginning in 2011 and running through 2016 the number saying that a particular year was “one of the best years or above average years” never exceeded 15%, and that was in 2016.

Beginning in 2017, that number has been steadily increasing; 2017 – 21%, 2018 – 30%, 2019 – 34%. Continue reading “This and That”

“Anyone can give up, it’s the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone would understand if you fell apart, that’s true strength.”
-Author unknown [WP 9/24/19] Continue reading “Quotes”

As of January 14, an Economist/YouGov poll found that 46% of registered voters approved of the job that President Trump is doing as president while 50% disapprove. 39% of women approve of the job he is doing along with 48% of men, while 50% of women disapprove along with 44% of men. Continue reading “President Trump”

The primary/caucus season begins on February 3, 2020 in Iowa, 10 days from today.

Super Tuesday is March 3, 2020, 39 days from today.

The 59th presidential election will take place on November 3, 2020, 284 days from today. Continue reading “2020”

Approval of the Congress generally remains quite bleak. Continue reading “Congress”

On January 15, 2020 the state of Virginia became the 38th state to pass the Equal Rights Amendment. There will be a series of complicated legal battles before the ERA can become a part of the Constitution but without this step in Virginia those battles could not be waged. Continue reading “Women Will Get It Done”