No matter how the data is sliced, or who slices the data, a clear enthusiasm gap has emerged. I first blogged about the GOP advantage after the Virginia Gubernatorial race here, and after the House Battleground NPR survey here. Other pollsters have written about it. A handful of Democratic thinkers (pollsters, bloggers) have disputed whether […]
Analysis
In a poll of 13 Battleground U.S. Senate seats conducted by Public Opinion Strategies for American Crossroads, voters made it clear that they are unhappy with the direction that Democrats are taking the country. Voters in these Battleground Senate seats support the Republican candidates, and are especially sour on the Democratic incumbents. One big story […]
The Democrats say they have settled on their message arc for the cycle, and it is clearly a bifurcated approach. Nationally, President Obama, the White House, and their water-carrying special interests are going to frame the election as a choice, not a referendum. In specific campaigns, Democratic candidates are going to run as a combination […]
By Neil Newhouse & Alex Bratty Last week we gave you a brief overview of Walmart Moms and why they are the quintessential swing voter this November. In this posting, we dig a little deeper into our national survey results* to profile the economic and personal stress these women are carrying with them daily…and potentially […]
Our latest NBC/WSJ poll* provides an interesting look at Independents and how they view the role of government. Overall, Americans are divided between whether “government should do more to solve problems and help meet the needs of people” (47{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222}), or “government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals” (49{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222}). For more […]
