In the latest NBC News/The Wall Street Journal poll conducted December 7-11, Americans signal that 2011 is a year to forget. Compared to past years, 76{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222} see 2011 as below average or one of the worst. That’s the second worse rating across nine years this poll has asked that question stretching back off-and-on to 1991. […]
read moreIn memory of our friend and colleague Kim Webb Joyner, Public Opinion Strategies, with James’ approval, is starting College America 529 funds for Katie and Ellie. These types of funds grow tax free over the years to be used to help pay for the girls’ college education. Both the company and individual partners will be […]
read moreIn the latest NBC News/The Wall Street Journal poll conducted November 2-5, we find more evidence of a dismal national mood just one year out from the 2012 election. Wrong track numbers continue to be in the low 70’s and the poll finds 54{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222} of adults think the country is beginning a long-term decline where […]
read moreIn 2008, Public Opinion Strategies identified Walmart Moms (defined as women with children age 18 or younger at home and who shopped at Walmart at least once in the past month) as a key “swing voter” sub-group. We continued tracking this important voter bloc during the 2010 election and we have started to take a […]
read moreIn the latest NBC News/The Wall Street Journal poll conducted October 6-10, we find continued low marks for President Obama’s overall job approval and on the economy. The percentage of respondents with “very negative” feelings is higher than those with “very positive” feelings about Mr. Obama by more than the margin of error for the […]
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