The below chart from the firm of Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti has been featured on this blog numerous times over the past several years. The latest version shows the polarization that exists in the U.S. Congress has continued to grow. A recent Pew study, based on interviews with over 10,000 adults nationwide, (http://www.people-press.org/2014/06/12/political-polarization-in-the-american-public/) shows this growth […]
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Polarization Showing No Signs of Narrowing
Republicans can close gap with Democrats on digital contact
A recent Gallup poll of adults in the United States focused on the ways Americans connect digitally with political campaigns (http://tinyurl.com/kxl6nry). Gallup found that while Democrats are more likely to receive communication from a campaign digitally, Republicans are more politically active on social media sites. Republican campaigns should not discount reaching their voters digitally – […]
read moreSmartphones: A Key to Expanding Contact with Younger Voters and Hispanics?
As mobile phones become more prevalent and technologically advanced, the interaction adults and voters have with their phones is becoming more important for campaigns to tap into. Recent studies have found that among adults with smartphones… Users keep their phone within about ten feet of them 84% of the day On average, users look at […]
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