the gallup polls jumped from 48% in support last year, to 58 support this year.lose to 60% support in many states in the east and northwest, and there have even been polls in texas, louisiana, florida, missouri, and indiana, all showing more people in favor of legally regulating marijuana. >> but across the country, we're seeing wildly different versions of these laws that restrict or don't restrict drug use. can you give us an example of the extremes. >> oh, lisa, i was just in louisiana last month where if you were convicted two or three times for possessioning just a joint of marijuana, you can land in state prison for years. you have similar policies in other parts of the south. and that doesn't count all of the 5 million people under the supervision of the parole systems that are ending up in jail. we have 50 states, inevitably there will be different policies just as there are different policies on gun control and gay marriage. i think we'll see the trend on marijuana move more and more in the direction of colorado and washington. >> does this make it more

the gallup poll fines only 4 in 10 americans giving the president's job a thumbs up. that was unchanged from november and down ten points from the start of his term. to regain the ground, he plans to pursue a populous tone and agenda in the cycle. his first push of the new year, including held in the democratic senate tomorrow night. as we look at the president and his daughters emerging from air force one at air force base andrews, this is tape, i should say, has him pushing for an extension of unemployment checks for about a million americans w whose checks ran out last month. the white house and democrats also plan to push for an increase to the minimum wage. the gallup pegged the president's low approval numbers to the fallout of the spying scandals and the rollout of obamacare. they say an incumbent president in his term can turn such numbers around. in fox news sunday, the man who was defeated by president obama is asked if he would have won if president obama would have fully exposed the consequences of obamacare. >> i wish i could have turned back the clock an

themselves republicans, the lowest republicans have ever been in the history of the gallup poll. the 31% who identify as democrats represent the five-point shift from 2008 but no shift since last year. the other thing that gallup did is they gave the hottest politicians, they checked this, have a warmth gauge, the hottest politician in america is chris christie. that makes some sense. >> what? >> oh, my goodness. >> i'll explain it. >> he's talking to the control room. >> talking to our producer who is a right winger who doesn't want me to talk about that. let me ask you a question here. is anybody surprised that there's people walking away from both political parties? >> i like what you were talking about before better. >> they cut me off. >> bob. >> what are we talking about, brother? >> we don't know now. >> are you surprised that so many people are becoming independents? >> no. >> that's it? >> you're on your own now, bob. >> if this was on obama you'd go on for 50 hours. >> dana, let me ask you something serious. >> can i answer that question? >> yeah. >> i am surprised it's

eastern and we check the gallup poll and the president is sitting firmly at 53% disapproval.sident change this in the new year, real quick? >> it is tough. he will need to get something done on the debt ceiling, he will need to get immigration done, he's going to need to get something done that involves bipartisanship, bottom line, i don't think it will happen and i don't think he is going to be increase from the very low 40% level. >> i would add one other thing, doug. if the third quarter economic numbers, which were startlingly good, if they were to repeat themselves all throughout 2014, where there was over 4% growth, that should generate job growth and that will help him. >> but we're getting good news and his numbers are still close to record levels, john. >> when we come back, should nsa leeker edward snowden be granted clemency. i tweeted this out and you retreated me. fiery words from peter king on that very subject. he is lashing out at a fellow republican, kentucky senator rand paul who suggests leniency for edward snowden. here is a bit for each of them. >> i don'

according to a 2013 gallup poll, it says only 30% of u.s.orkers consider themselves engaged and inspires like mike viqueira is at work. but don't fret. fortune magazine has listed the top places to work for, google topped the list. and a health care staffing firm based in salt lake city that made the cut for five straight years most correctly coming in at number 16. mike is the ceo there. he joins me from the company headquarters. mike, why does everybody like working for you so much? >> well, we have a lot of fun here. it has been a big day for us here. we have celebrated a lot. we focus on employee recognition and engagement. and we just have a lot of fun. >> we have keith who consults with big brands and he said the key to customers having a good experience with a company is when managers and their associates have a good experience with the company because that flows through. is that what you do? >> we absolutely find that. we measure everything in your business, and we have found that as employees engagement and satisfaction has gone up,

the new gallup poll finds a record number of americans, 23%, self-identify as liberty.lined to identify as conservative. 38%, or moderate, 34%. >>> and who knew that eating a pizza with a fork and knife would cause so much uproar? new york city's new mayor, bill de blasio says in his inses tral homeland of isly, taly, it is m typical to eat with a fork and knife. as far as new yorkers are concerned, forget about it. >> that's your morning's view of scrambled politics. joining me now is aaron blake of "the washington post." everybody knows you have to fold the pizza in half, right? >> reporter: i have to plead the fifth on this one. i'm from the midwest. my wife would tell you, you definitely have to fold it in half. >> let's move on to christie. >> if those tied back to the governor in any way, it clearly becomes an impeachable offense. what's the next step here? >> there first needs to be some official tie from christie. all the e-mails don't establish whether he was informed or involved. we don't know. until we get to that point, it is tough to see where it goes from

look at the latest gallup poll, 52% of americans in favor, 43% say they oppose it how do you deal with an issue as contentious as this. >> and in utah it's even more con tecontentious. for the court to come around and say if they would have approved this today and then to say we're going to go against what the voters of utah said that would be controversial in itself. >> do you believe the court is buying time before investing itself. >> absolutely they're buying time. this is such a contentious issue, and it has received so-- >> and it's perceived to be a conservative court. >> absolutely. and it's grown exponentially in the last couple of years. 15 years ago people would not imagine that we are at this place where we are today, and for the court to absolutely overturn everything that the courts in utah had said without actually having a proper court hearing that would have been something that would have been completely antithetical to court procedures. >> if judge roberts goes further, does this turn conservatives on their heads who believe that roberts was their guy? >> i think it w

look at this gallup poll. 46% of the country embraces the notion that god created human beings pretty much in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years. perhaps less surprising, a pew research survey found that t two-thirds of white protestants reject the idea that humans have evolved. so while acceptance has grown, among republicans it's fallen to 43%. that's a huge partisan divide. something else is happening, too. and no one is certain exactly why. our secretary of education, arne duncan, calls it educational stagnation. consider this. tests that measure critical thinking in science, math, and reading among high school students in different countries show that our students aren't doing so well. in math, students in 33 other countries, including ireland, perfo poland did better than american students. in science, students in 24 other countries were ahead of ours. and in reading, our best subject, kids in 21 countries outdid the americans. the hard truth, says secretary duncan, is that the united states is not among the top-performing co top-performing comparable co

happened for decades as you know you've got elections coming up pretty soon right and the latest gallup poll is actually saying that young people and young people have always been the main supporters of the here idea are losing faith in leadership do you see that as a problem for the future. i would not say that the young people against older people are in favor i think there is a general wave which is a transversal. place to younger people which applies to older people there is an obvious reaction or via disappointment about the european union. as not being able to solve a number of social problems now you see the question is that these disappointment does not go on. against the european union this is the point goes against the political system in each one of our countries this is the point when goes against the democratic system which is not solving the problems in these is the point been goes against politics of large because politics are not resolving the problems of the citizens and here is what i call what they say before of the power of capital trying to poison the society with this w

the polls in what could be the most important european parliamentary elections but the latest gallup polls to to sticks well don't make good reading for those that will be standing for the top spots across the european parliament even those countries that have received some of the most help countries like spain that received forty one billion euros to bail out its failing banking sector well in two thousand and nine fifty nine percent of the population said they had faith and they supported the european leadership is another country that's traditionally been very pro e.u. ireland they received sixty seven point five billion. bailout they're failing banking system seventy percent of the irish population and previously said that they supported the european union now that number forty seven percent well there's also been big declines for support of the e.u. in countries like sweden finland austria the netherlands denmark and the you care the first time since these type of statistics have existed you might have kingdom it doesn't finish last when it comes to use the for the you currently that

to the polls in what could be the most important european parliamentary elections but the latest gallup poll statistics. but don't make good reading for those that will be standing for the top spots across the european opponents. even those countries that have received some of the most help countries like spain the recent fourteen billion euros to pay on the r nine fift of population said. that needs to be the key leadership the diction weepy every pro eu his violent they receive sixty seven point five billion. that's it. if they insist than seventy percent of the irish nation previously said that they support its european union fourteen said the sample was also being big declines in sports that even countries like sweden finland austria the netherlands denmark the uk ip but this time since the site of statistics that exist in the right to exhibit doesn't finish last. when it comes to the exit poll. you apparently the statistic belongs to greece with only nineteen percent of the population supporting the european union. some people read and see the politics could this mean for the tip of the

a new gallup poll finding americans are worse off than a year ago. just 35% believe that they are actually better off. >>> outspoken republican congressman gomort is at it again and speaking out against judges who are for marriage equality. he said they need basic plumbing lessons. a judge is wise beyond his education to make such a declaration about the law. i think requires revisiting by each state in compliance with the u.s. supreme court. he also said the judges are sengs saying they haven't seen any biological evidence to support marriage between a man and a woman. a lot of big words in that statement! a lot of big words there! within the last month, same-sex marriage bans in oklahoma and texas were ruled uninstitutional. >>> a federal prosecutor will help handle the investigation into the bridge scandal swirling around chris christie. reid shaw will be the special counsel in the state's probe. he is the former federal prosecutor who led the case against none other than former illinois governor rod blagojevich and for most people that hasn't tai

. >> what you are seeing is look at the gallup poll.y now say that the government has too much power and big government is not the answer. >> his reign, i should say presidency, because he keeps addressing is the subject. john: just to go more to these executive orders. >> is in fact i coud solve these problems without passing laws in congress, i would be so. >> jay carney come and the prs secretary and the white house literally says that he thought that it was the role of contract >> why could he have done that when he could've gone straight to $75? [laughter] john: $10.10. not more. this precision -- i mean, there is a difference. he could pay the people under this. >> they are paying a fair wage of at least $10.10 per hour. >> he is not violating this because he allows to set the new contract. john: they should have screamed about "the washington post" headline which allows them to participate. the congress has been beaten down over time. do. >> these executive decisions will go away when he leaves office. >> a lot of this happens co

. >> what you are seeing is look at the gallup poll.y now say that the government has too much power and big government is not the answer. >> his reign, i should say presidency, because he keeps addressing is the subject. john: just to go more to these executive orders. >> is in fact i could solve these problems without passing laws in congress, i would be so. >> jay carney come and the press secretary and the white house literally says that he thought that it was the role of contract >> why could he have done that when he could've gone straight to $75? [laughter] john: $10.10. not more. this precision -- i mean, there is a difference. he could pay the people under this. >> they are paying a fair wage of at least $10.10 per hour. >> he is not violating this because he allows to set the new contract. john: they should have screamed about "the washington post" headline which allows them to participate. the congress has been beaten down over time. do. >> these executive decisions will go away when he leaves office. >> a lot of this happens

a new gallup poll shows small business owners are split over whether minimum wage should be raised. 47% say it should be raised from the current $7.25 to $9.50. 50% disapproved. legal services company rocket lawyer surveyed 1,000 small business owners about their outlook for the new year. 80% expect 2014 to be better than 2013. 35% say they will hire more employees in the next six months. which state is the friendliest to small business? according to the small business and entrepreneurial rankings, south dakota comes in first based on economic and policy environment. nevada and texas closely follow. that aha moment, the one where the light bulb goes off, can happen at any time. for one couple it was on their honeymoon when they desperately missed their dog and decided they needed to start a company that he could be a part of. >> peanut butter macaroons, bonbons. just looking at these treats is enough to bust your diet. but hands off. they're not for you. that is unless you walk on all fours. seven years ago, pet pastry chiefs eric and jessica opened up their dream business. >> we decide

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undemocratic move freely and a box of the western leaders about this it is quite striking because gallup poll which was a democratically elected leader ukraine is not north korea it's not saudi arabia it's a democracy and it democracy if you want to remove the government then what you do is you try to persuade people to vote in free elections and they're coming up as i said twenty fifteen so why don't the opposition wait for them knocking what we're seeing in ukraine is an attempt for a reggie change of his legs yes to have a glass to use protests in ukraine following the turmoil in care of right now he's got the and latest on his twitter feed you can follow him for the most dramatic pictures. syria's main opposition group has finally said he will attend peace talks in geneva after months of hesitation the made the decision just a few days before the summer is due to begin the opposition over insists the removal of bashar al assad from power remains its priority and his go pers can often expect at this week's diplomatic twists and turns with time running out before the start of geneva two con

there's gallup polling that indicate they don't understand what they're signing. they borrow a lot of money. the college get the cut up front like a sub prime mortgage deal. and years later they are stuck with it. if colleges knew they were on the hook for even a relatively maul portion of that get. 5, 10%. i'm not whetted to a particular number. i think they would be more careful about how much debt they let students take on and more careful about what they let student major in and what kind of degree they turned out by the end profit excess. i think it would have a tremendous effect. it seems like it should be an issue for republicans. but there's a reason for the phrase stupid party, i guess. the democrats have stolen. elizabeth warren and dick are pushing half of my proposal. way they whyed doctor democrats. i don't know. it makes sense no matter who is behind it. the incentive have been entirely one sided for universities to scarf up as much federally subsidized loan money as they can and leave students suffering. there are a lot of students suffering. guilt-

joining us is the editor-in- chief of the gallup poll's. mercy for joining us. >> my pleasure. -- thank you for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> the president's approval stands at 41%. how much capital does that give the president? >> not a lot. any president would like to be well above 50%. obama has been in the low-made wii's for quite a while. 40's for in -- low-mid- quite a while. he comes in -- >> let me share interesting findings from your poll. in previous years, the debt and deficit was an overriding issue. number one is dissatisfaction with the government. the economy is second. unemployment and health care is third. the federal budget is fourth. ethics, moral, religious, and the topecline tops out five. , the indication of the biggest problem is dysfunctional government. the president may interpret that as we need to work together to take action, but i think americans have a broader view and look at the whole asper radice of washington as inefficient and not working well. presidentthe more the says tonight let's get together and hav

inequality francine kiefer, you note in your story the gallup poll that was taken in december of 2013ricans cite first, their satisfaction -- their dissatisfaction with government. second, economy, there can problems fors top the country. the gap between rich and poor is at the bottom. therein lies the balancing act for democrats. trying to steer public interest to an issue where the party holds an advantage. guest: it is an issue. it is not the most salient most in the public mind. what was so interesting about that gallup poll was that dissatisfaction with government displaced the economy as the number one issue. that is not surprising coming out of the shutdown and the role ollout ofare -- the r obamacare. it is pretty hard to displace the economy. either the economy or the government, those are things people care about. the difference between the rich and the poor, yes, it is an issue. it could be a stronger issue the markets talked about. most top of mine. -- top of mind. you have to be careful with wording of polls. when the general economy is the number one or number two issue,

the good news is that they re encouraging signs in a new gallup poll shows a record low number of votersserve reelection. that is a cord low. most members of congress deserve election has dropped to an incredible historic low of 17%. it is up to the republican party leadership to take advanage of that rising discontent. and we hope that they will. because we need a viable republican party and an energetic and successful party to have our successful two-party system. i hope he will help these gop leaders to focus on the right issues. the ones that really matter. and hope to have help in the hard work to expand the gop and getting republicans to the polls this november. as i said, there are only 283 days to go. 283days. "upheaval" is available online. pick up an audio boo copy at itunes.com. barnes & noble, wal-mart. and we are coming right back. please stay with us. lou: jay leno and the man third in line for the presidency cracking jokes from the "tonight show." the "a-team" on the new speaker boehner and the old lou: the "ateam" tonight. robert dinner and then, senior policy is hadley h

and officials have testified now to congress and a new gallup poll shows the majority of americans, 52%t they want the law scale back or repealed compared to 50% in october. 37% want the law expanded to me now, the number of visitors here, about 3.5 million people. should we care about this? what does it tell us? >> we should care because the old plans that people had have been canceled. so they can get insurance under the new system, it is a big problem. it is a problem for the viability of the insurance companies that are now trying to sign up people for whom they won't get paid. but my problem is just visiting a website doesn't mean that anyone is enrolled. and this includes the signature health care law and unfortunately i don't see why that wouldn't continue. lou: given those ratios, i'm wondering why they stonewalled so many fronts. but the exchanges in the officials show the administration, as i just said. schilling the small business exchange. and they knew it wasn't going to be ready, but as you suggest, they refuse to let anyone know will effectively a last minute. >> ttey del

a new "gallup poll" shows a majority of americans, 52%, want the law scaled back or rled outright, comparedlt that way in october. 37% said they want the law expanded or kept as is. joining us now,e have senior fellow with the manhattan institute, formerealt care policy advisor tohe romney campaign. also the author of the new book, "how medicaid fails the poor." great to have you here. the number of visitors here, about 3.5 million peopl 3.7. should we care? what does it tell us? >> we should care because the old plans that people had have been canceled. so if they can't get insurance under the new system, it's a big problem. it is not just a big problem for those individuals. it is a big problem for the viability of insurance companies now trying to sign up people for whomg they won't get paid lou: but my problem is, just visiting a site doesn't mean anyone is enrolled. anyone enrolls doesn't mean they have been insured. so at what point will we have meaningful, substantive answers from this administration, to repeat the off the used phrase, signature health care law? >> they have had a st

inequality that's go to 53 percent disapproval rating for this president with the latest daley gallup pollcannot see right now to do anything right. what is the way to improve called numbers for the president? >> with the start of the new ear you have to get back to your base look at the decline of his poll numbers. what is outstanding much has come up from the democrats and independents. if he could start to get the democrats back in line to demonstrate some competence especially with the obamacare web site, making sure enough are registered zero they have a functional marketplace, i think that would make a lot of decrats very happy singing hallelujah. and independents have been turned off so if he could stop the bleeding he could help the numbers go up but there's not much with the republicans. lou: how were they in your judgment handling of the mess of obamacare, the failure repeated in the media day after day? >> of great job. after the government shut down they realized the story the american people have to here is what they're feeling that obamacare is disaster forget the web site. w

here is the same old same old -- of the leadership, gallup poll shows 32% of americans have a favorable machin opinion of thel righg.o.p.right now, how far hay come since 2012, that compared to 43%, approval right after the big loss in november election of 12. thing are astonishly getting worse. republican leaders are not leading. so let me say just gently, they are hiding, they are running from the reality they have created. through not one, but two presidential elections cycles, and this will be a further test of your capacity to tolerate leadership that does not lead and electioneers who don't win elections, they areot leading they are pandering and becoming more g.o.p.-like than they were, poll after poll. and next up we stil tell you aba deindustrial that seems almost -- betrayal that seems almost issue that master to members of the republican party. can you imagine, that president obama whose leadership has opinion so weak, so pitiful is in better shape than the lowell loyal opposition, the republican party, which seemingly cannot learn from its mistakes. tomorrow they open their

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