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☆ Opinion | The War Between Israel and Hamas Is Splintering the Democratic Coalition
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Thomas B. Edsall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +17 min

These young voters faulted Israel’s response to the attacks, 52-32 percent. This wartime shift represents a fundamental break within a liberal coalition that has long powered the Democratic Party. Clearly, the most left-leaning young adults have the lowest rating of Israel. The Arab American Institute commissioned John Zogby Strategies to conduct a survey of 500 Arab Americans between Oct. 23 and Oct. 27. In this poll, 32 percent of Arab Americans identified as Republican as opposed to just 23 percent who identified as Democrats.

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☆ American small business pessimism on recession, inflation, isn't relenting
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Eric Rosenbaum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

That's according to the CNBC|SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey for the first quarter of 2023. The Q1 survey was conducted from Jan. 23-Jan. 30 among over 2,300 small business owners across the country. "Small business owners have a more difficult time gaining benefits of economies of scale," said Holly Wade, executive director of the NFIB Research Center, whose own recent surveying of small business owners finds persistent pessimism. The new CNBC|SurveyMonkey data finds 75% of small business owners saying they are still facing rising costs of supplies and just over half (51%) supply chain disruptions. Politics is a factor in Main Street outlook Politics plays a role in any small business survey, with a demographic that skews conservative.

☆ Main Street says America has dodged recession so far, but economic downturn is coming
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Laura Wronski | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Signals from the economy are mixed, but the answer from small business owners has changed significantly from three months ago. In the latest quarterly CNBC|SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey, just under half of small business owners (49%) say we're currently experiencing a recession and another 9% expect a recession to occur before the end of the year. In the most recent data, 58% of Republicans, 48% of independents, and 31% of Democrats who are small business owners say "we're already in a recession." Small businesses prepared for downturnSmall business owners are realistic about the current economic prospects. Most small business owners (61%) say their business is prepared to withstand a recession if one were to occur.

☆ For the first time in his presidency, Biden's approval rating on Main Street goes up
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Eric Rosenbaum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Carlo Allegri | ReutersIt may not have increased by much, and it's rising from an all-time low, but for the first time during his presidency, Joe Biden's approval rating on Main Street has gone up. The CNBC|SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey for Q4 2022 was conducted Nov. 9-Nov. 16 among nearly 2,600 small business owners. Biden's approval rating still remains heavily partisan: Just 8% of small business owners who are Republican approve of President Biden. "This is the first quarter of Biden's presidency where we've seen any improvement whatsoever in Biden's approval among small business owners, so it's important because it breaks the trend," said Laura Wronski, senior manager of research science at Momentive. Small business owners are more confident this quarter than last, with the overall survey reading moving up modestly and fears of recession declining quarter over quarter.

☆ Inflation? Recession? Starting Black Friday, holiday shoppers are planning to spend
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Eric Rosenbaum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

"People are pretty consistent on how much they expect to spend on holiday shopping," said Laura Wronski, senior manager of research science at Momentive. The survey results reveal the consumer divide in the economy, with spending concerns more prevalent at lower income levels. 1 shopping holiday The survey has consistently found that the hype around shopping holidays is often higher than the actual excitement among consumers. 1 shopping holiday that Americans say they will spend on. One in five (21%) are "most excited" to go shopping on Black Friday, almost double the consumers planning to shop on Cyber Monday (12%).

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