Written by Jim Hobart

Inside the Beltway, Twitter dominates the conversation. Introductions are often followed by “Oh, I follow you on Twitter.” Articles are written about “Twitter wars” between operatives and a column analyzing Hillary Clinton’s first tweet was featured prominently in the Washington Post. Journalists and campaign operatives often say that Twitter is the last thing they check before going […]

Written by Jim Hobart

On the April NBC/Wall Street Journal survey (conducted jointly by POS partner Bill McInturff and Fred Yang of Hart Research Associates), respondents were read a series of problems facing American families and asked how serious each problem was. After taking a look at this data, two key points jumped out. First, there are stark differences […]

Written 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 rating with 18-29 year olds is 52{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222} approve/46{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222} disapprove. This is marginally better than his […]

Written by Jim Hobart

In the NBC/Wall Street Journal survey from February (conducted jointly by POS partner Bill McInturff and Fred Yang of Hart Research Associates), respondents were asked an extensive series of questions on what party does a better job of handling certain issues. Republicans came out ahead on issues where they are traditionally strong (national defense, government […]