Public Opinion Strategies

I typically receive four morning emails with political news and analysis.   There’s usually something smart or helpful in each.   Today’s First Read email from the smart people (which doesn’t mean they are always right, but they are usually interesting) in NBC’s Political shop (led by the now famous Chuck Todd — I knew him back [...] Read more

This article was co-authored by Bill McInturff and Alex Bratty.
If you’ve been following the ins-and-outs of the health care debate and reading some of the recent articles regarding public attitudes towards the proposal for a public plan you might be a little confused about what it is people really want. And rightly so, for there [...] Read more

Over the weekend, Mark Blumenthal of Pollster.com linked to Alex Bratty’s recent blog post, “Buyers’ Remorse?”
From an article by Politico’s Jonathan Martin regarding Sarah Palin’s Friday announcement that she was resigning as Governor of Alaska:
“There is just no good way to say quitting has made her more qualified to run for higher office,” said veteran [...] Read more

Winning the Independent vote isn’t the only reason Barack Obama won the presidential election last year, but it is certainly one of the key factors. Indeed, he carried this important sub-group by eight points (52% Obama, 44% McCain), and until recently Independents have been staunch supporters of the president.
However, our recent NBC/WSJ poll* shows Independents [...] Read more