Given the amount I’ve written about Independent voters recently, I would be remiss not to comment on the happy outcome of Tuesday’s elections in New Jersey and Virginia, and the impact of the Independent vote. As with any election, several factors were involved in this week’s GOP victories: Republicans were “fired up and ready to […]
read more“I don’t have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows things are bad. It’s a depression. Everybody’s out of work or scared of losing their job. The dollar buys a nickel’s worth. Banks are going bust. Shopkeepers keep a gun under the counter. Punks are running wild in the street. There’s nobody anywhere seems […]
read moreAs you know, I’ve been closely monitoring public opinion among Independents for some time now. A few of my recent postings have highlighted this key sub-group, noting their shift away from President Obama and the various policies he is trying to pursue. Until now, these shifts have been emerging trends, but yesterday, Fox News/Opinion Dynamics […]
read moreWe all know in a presidential election year there is a surge in the number of people following political news and the intensity with which they’re paying attention to it. This is usually followed by a precipitous drop in the year that follows as the big decision has been made and Americans can continue going […]
read moreHealth care and the economy have been front and center for several months now. However, bubbling up in the background is the coming debate over whether to increase troop levels in Afghanistan and our latest NBC/WSJ poll* reveals the coalitional challenge President Obama faces on this issue. On the surface, the public is fairly pessimistic […]
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