Last year ended with lower energy prices and higher economic growth, and consumer confidence was on the rise. The Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index hit 98.1 this January, its highest mark since January 2004. But the Obama economy is the Michael Corleone Godfather: Part III recession: Just when you thought you were out, it pulls you […]
read moreAs our previous research has indicated, Independents, with leaners included, constitute a growing portion of the electorate. The real story about the growth of Independents, though, is more nuanced and complex. First, in our recent look at party identification over time, we made a chart showing the drop in party identification (excluding leaners) over the […]
read morePollsters famously maintain their findings represent attitudes as “a snapshot in time.” But, examining data points over a long period provides a great deal of insight into trends in public opinion. One of the most significant measures of public opinion is voters’ partisanship, and trends here can portend a lot, so we looked at party […]
read moreThe day after Democrats got crushed in their second mid-term election in a row, President Obama said in a press conference he got the message. “To everyone who voted, I want you to know that I hear you. To the two-thirds of voters who chose not to participate in the process yesterday, I hear you, […]
read morePublic Opinion Strategies’ Election Night Poll shows the 2014 election was defined by major dissatisfaction about the direction of the country, the economy, and President Obama: On Election Day, roughly two-thirds (65{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222}) of voters said the country is headed off on the wrong track. The weekend before the election 64{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222} of voters said they were […]
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