In the News: CNBC survey shows support for infrastructure spending much less than previous stimulus
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In the News: CNBC survey shows support for infrastructure spending much less than previous stimulus

Steve Liesman of CNBC writes: The CNBC All-America Economic Survey, a poll of 802 Americans nationwide, shows 36% of the public gives the infrastructure plan a thumbs-up compared with 33% who oppose it. The edge is within the poll’s 3.5% margin of error and it’s about half the level of support garnered by Biden’s $1.9 […]

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In the News: GOP says Biden tax hikes driving wedge between Democrats and suburban voters

The Republican polling firm Public Opinion Strategies, for N2 America, has periodically interviewed a panel of 40 college-educated suburban voters, men and women, who live in various states. The insight, in addition to qualitative data drawn from the latest round of panel interviews, is partly why Hickey and Short are confident that Biden’s drive to raise […]

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In the News: Biden made stimulus look easy. Selling tax hikes for infrastructure will be harder

“Nobody believes taxes are only going to be raised on the wealthy,” explained Glen Bolger, a leading Republican pollster. “The negative tends to outweigh the positive. If we do our job, it becomes the dominant thing.” Read more about the upcoming legislative push here.

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In the News: How the Public is approaching the Covid-19 vaccine

Jarrett Lewis, who specializes in health at Public Opinion Strategies, said he’s learned from focus groups that people’s trust builds when family members or friends are safely vaccinated. “It’s not the efficacy rate,” he said. “It’s word of mouth.” Read more about the public’s attitude towards the new vaccines here.

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In the News: We Can See the Left. We Can See the Right. Is There Still a Center?

Bill McInturff, a founder of the Republican polling firm Public Opinion Strategies, cast doubt on the prospects for a new centrism, “I am not sanguine about a national campaign that tries to find a middle ground on major cultural issues as being viable. We are in a “no compromise” era and that’s not changing any […]

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