Archive for January 2010

Analysis: GOP Candidates Need to Stay on Message, NOT Play the Inside the Beltway Game

The current debate among pundits regarding the GOP’s chances to take control of the House and make sizable gains in the Senate is both important and completely not important.
It is important because the perceived chances of a GOP takeover in the House and a much better ability in the Senate to check the Dems agenda [...] Read more

With Data Like This, It’s No Surprise Democrats Are Taking A Pass On 2010.

The New Year has brought with it a flurry of announcements from Democrats who say they’d rather retire than fight on in 2010. Hardly a surprise when you consider the public sentiment we’re measuring in the NBC/WSJ poll.
Over the course of 2009 the image of the Democratic Party slipped steadily from an 18-point net positive [...] Read more

Numbers to Watch in 2010: Presidential Approval

This post was written by Glen Bolger and Jim Hobart
This is the first in a series of posts examining key polling data and other numbers to watch as we move towards Election Day.
Over the course of the past year, much attention was given to the decline in President Obama’s approval rating from its [...] Read more