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John Sides: “People trust government when times are good.”

John Sides: “People trust government when times are good.”


  In November, Democratic fortunes will depend on how voters feel about President Obama, not how they feel about Congress.” — Alan I. Abramowitz on congressional popularity (via @BrendanNyhan)

  38 percent of Americans have a favorable view of Cuba and 36 percent are favorably disposed toward socialism, but I don’t see anyone writing newspaper articles about how a populist wave of socialism is sweeping the country.” — Matthew Yglesias on the popularity of the Tea Party movement



  When Congress is in the news a lot, it tends to be less popular.” — John R. Hibbing

  Good fundamentals make political strategists look like geniuses (see: Karl Rove 9/12/01—11/2/04) and bad fundamentals make the same strategists look ineffectual (see: Karl Rove 11/3/04—1/20/09).” — Brendan Nyhan