Public Opinion Strategies conducted a survey in 13 states with competitive U.S. Senate races (as defined by The Cook Report). The survey was conducted among 1,300 likely voters on August 2-5, 2010. The survey has a margin of error of +2.72% in 95 out of 100 cases. The states surveyed were Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, […]
read moreLike the video of gushing oil frothing beneath the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, so too is a general sense of frustration, impatience and disgust bubbling up among American voters. And, while these emotions may be just below the surface – just as the scientists tell us is much of the oil itself – […]
read moreBy Neil Newhouse & Alex Bratty Last week we gave you a brief overview of Walmart Moms and why they are the quintessential swing voter this November. In this posting, we dig a little deeper into our national survey results* to profile the economic and personal stress these women are carrying with them daily…and potentially […]
read moreOur latest NBC/WSJ poll* provides an interesting look at Independents and how they view the role of government. Overall, Americans are divided between whether “government should do more to solve problems and help meet the needs of people” (47{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222}), or “government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals” (49{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222}). For more […]
read moreBy Neil Newhouse & Alex Bratty Public Opinion Strategies first identified Walmart Moms as a swing voter group in the 2008 election cycle, and several folks have asked us recently if this group will once again emerge as a key voting bloc in November. One of the sources of this inquiry was – not surprisingly […]
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