Posts by Neil Newhouse
The Enthusiasm Gap, Overrated

Recent polls have shown the GOP to have a significant edge in enthusiasm regarding the upcoming mid-term elections. Nearly without exception, Republicans are more excited, enthusiastic and energized about voting in the November election than their Democratic counterparts. The straight-forward conclusion is that this enthusiasm gap will play out at the voting booths in November, […]

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ARE AMERICANS “OVER” PRESIDENT OBAMA?

The results of the most recent Washington Post-ABC News poll point to the often-noted inverted Obama approval scores and softened attributes.  That’s nothing new. But, what about this? In terms of job approval, President Obama bests “Republicans in Congress” by a 43{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222}-34{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222} margin, yet Republicans in Congress are tied with the President on doing a […]

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Public Opinion Regarding Taking Military Action in Syria – Murky

The latest NBC News poll (conducted jointly by Public Opinion Strategies and Hart Research on August 28-29) sheds significant light on American attitudes toward potential military action against the government of Syria, but does little to clarify it. First, consider the political environment: President Obama has little political capital.  His approval score is 44% approve/48% […]

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Obama’s Presidency Is Leaking Support…

The downward forces of the triple-threat scandals hitting the Obama Administration seem to have finally taken a toll on President Obama’s job approval scores.  And, it’s impacting the very voters you’d think it would – Independents. The latest Quinnipiac Poll shows that the cumulative and steady news drip regarding Benghazi, the IRS and the AP […]

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WALMART MOMS – AN ENDURING SWING CONSTITUENCY

If you want to begin to understand the disconnect between Washington DC politicians and Main Street America, look no further than Walmart Moms.  (That’s women who have kids at home under the age of 18 and who have shopped at Walmart over the past month.) Walmart Moms are on the front-lines of the economy and […]

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