Recent public polling shows President Obama in nearly an identical place where President Bush was at this point in his second term, and far below where Presidents Reagan and Clinton found themselves at this point: Given the high approval ratings for Presidents Reagan and Clinton in their second terms, it’s not surprising that there were […]
Analysis
With the recent bombing in Boston, terrorism has returned to the forefront of American minds. But did the horror of last month’s attack have the effect of making Americans more worried about becoming a victim of terrorism themselves? Fortunately, there is historical data available to answer that question. Many thanks to the public opinion archives […]
Well, that didn’t take long. Just four months after his solid re-election win, and just two months after his very partisan inaugural speech, Barack Obama’s standing with the American people has taken a significant hit. With a few exceptions such as Hollywood, Manhattan, and most of the nation’s media, the man hailed in January as […]
Republicans are in general agreement about one central premise as we look ahead to future elections—we must do better with Hispanic voters. That begins with challenging some long held assumptions. Data referenced below is taken from a post-election survey conducted in New Mexico among 500 voters who cast a ballot in 2012. Thirty-seven percent (37%) […]
While the debate rages over whether the GOP should view this as a message problem, a messenger problem, or a math problem, I wanted to take this blog post to underscore the challenge facing us from a math perspective – i.e. why it is important that we work hard to improve with Hispanics. As a […]
