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STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF STEVE KINNEY

By Public Opinion Strategies

The partners of Public Opinion Strategies are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our friend and partner,… Read More

Stephen M. Kinney: My Mentor and Friend

By Matthew Jason

It is with a heavy heart that I write this post today in loving memory of Stephen M.… Read More

RETURN OF THE GOP: IN THEATERS NOVEMBER 2014

By Robert Blizzard

While my post yesterday (http://pos.org/2013/05/coming-soon-the-role-of-06-president-bush-to-be-played-by-barack-obama/ ) centered on how President Obama’s second term in office is shaping up… Read More

School’s (almost) out for summer, but Americans remain focused on education reform

By Becky Kramer
While the academic year is drawing to a close in schools across the country, Americans are not ready to let Congress and the president take a vacation from the issue of education reform.  In a new Gallup study conducted May 4-5, eight-in-ten (81%) adults say “improving the quality of education… Read More

As Foreign Tensions Escalate, Obama Sees a Drop

By Paul Donaldson
During the 2012 election, one of the perceived advantages President Obama held over Mitt Romney was the president’s seemingly firm grasp of foreign policy issues.  During the summer months of the campaign, fully 47% of voters felt President Obama was better equipped to handle foreign affairs issues compared to 32%… Read More

Did Boston Cause Americans to be More Worried About Becoming a Victim of Terrorism?

By Jim Burton
With the recent bombing in Boston, terrorism has returned to the forefront of American minds.  But did the horror of last month’s attack have the effect of making Americans more worried about becoming a victim of terrorism themselves?  Fortunately, there… Read More

The Guest Worker Program: A Crucial Element of Immigration Reform

By Matthew Jason
With the flurry of media attention surrounding the Gang of Eight releasing the details of its bipartisan immigration reform bill a couple weeks ago, immigration reform has once again moved to the front-burner of American political discourse.  Catchphrases such as… Read More

Younger Voters Lukewarm on President Obama

By Jim Hobart
This is the first in a series of posts on a survey of 3,103 18-29 year-olds conducted by the Harvard Institute of Politics and Knowledge Networks. The survey was conducted March 20, 2013 – April 8, 2013. President Obama’s approval… Read More

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