Felonies, Old Age and the Presidency

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

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Welcome to Front Page, where we break down Gallup's latest insights on our constantly evolving world. Here are the five insights you shouldn't miss this week:

1. Felonies, Old Age and the Presidency

Bar Chart: Americans' willingness to vote for presidential candidates in 2024, by trait.

Despite the choices emerging from the 2024 campaign, most Americans would rather not vote for a presidential candidate who is over 80 years of age or has been charged with a felony. In fact, being a self-declared socialist is now no longer the greatest liability for a candidate aspiring to lead the nation.
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2. Happy Times Are … on the Way?

Line Chart: Americans' economic confidence is at -26 in January 2024, on a scale of -100 to 100.

After the most predicted recession in history did not pan out for 2023, the American public is showing less pessimism toward the world's largest economy. While still negative, our Economic Confidence Index is the highest it's been in two years after improving for the third consecutive month in January.
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3. NATO's Fate Hinges on Trust at the Local Level

Dot Plot: Approval ratings of NATO leadership among member states in 2022.

With so much on the line for NATO — not only with the war raging in Ukraine, but also with potential leadership changes in the U.S. this year and Germany next — we looked a little more closely at what is driving approval of NATO across the Western Bloc. How residents across the alliance feel about their own domestic institutions emerged as one of the most important factors in whether they approved of NATO leadership. Explore what other factors play a part in NATO approval in this rich analysis by my colleagues Zacc Ritter and Chris Miljanich.
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4. Labor Unions: Not Quite a Renaissance

Line Chart: The labor union membership rate in the U.S. was at 10% in 2022.

Despite sitting at a relative high in public approval and a majority viewing labor unions as helping rather than hurting the U.S. economy, labor union membership is notably anemic per the latest BLS data. Moreover, previous Gallup research has shown that, on average, union workers have lower employee engagement than nonunion workers.
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5. How Axios Co-founder Leads With Strengths

Video Thumbnail: Links to YouTube video with Mike Allen, founder of Axios, talking about his CliftonStrengths.

We all succeed differently. How far we go greatly depends on how well we understand our own nature and how we can leverage it for success. Here's a recent conversation between Axios co-founder Mike Allen and Gallup CEO Jon Clifton about how Allen used his strengths to build one of the most successful news organizations of our time.
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Mohamed Younis
Editor-in-Chief
Gallup

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