Election 2008
Sixty-nine percent approve of Obama choosing Hillary Clinton as secretary of state
December 2, 2008Sixty-nine percent of Americans favor Barack Obama’s choice of Hillary Clinton for secretary of state and 80% approve of his decision to keep Robert Gates on as secretary of defense. More generally, 78% approve of the way Obama is handling his transition, a better rating than Bill Clinton or George W. Bush received.
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November 25, 2008Over the three-week period since Barack Obama became president-elect, about two in three Americans have consistently said they are confident in his ability to be a good president.
Nearly 8 in 10 Democrats favor the possibility
November 19, 2008A majority of Americans, 57%, are in favor of Barack Obama appointing Hillary Clinton as the secretary of state in his administration.
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Though not as many as followed the presidential election
November 18, 2008Most Americans (83%) are closely tuned in to news about Barack Obama’s presidential transition. However, fewer (48%) are following the transition “very closely” than say they followed the election as intensely (68%).
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November 15, 2008If President-elect Barack Obama finds a place for Hillary Clinton in his cabinet, it would likely resonate well with Democrats, 80% of whom have a favorable opinion of her.
November 14, 2008Most Americans (80%) think that Barack Obama will make a sincere effort to work with the Republicans in Congress to find bipartisan solutions to the problems facing the country.
November 13, 2008A majority of Republicans (76%) say they would like to see Sarah Palin be a major national political figure for many years to come, but only 45% of all Americans say the same.
November 12, 2008More than 7 in 10 Americans think that the Obama administration will be able to improve conditions for minorities and the poor (80%), increase respect for the U.S. abroad (76%), and improve education (71%).
More likely since election to say economic conditions are “getting better”
November 11, 2008Democrats and independents have become significantly more positive about the direction of the economy after the Nov. 4 election, while economic optimism among Republicans -- which used to be significantly higher than optimism among independents or Democrats -- has dropped.
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November 11, 2008Nearly two-thirds of Americans (65%) think the country will be better off four years from now, a significantly higher percentage (46%) than said the same when President George W. Bush was about to take office in January 2001.
