In The Weekly Standard, Gary Andres speculates about a possible GOP comeback in 2010, referring to the recent NPR poll and a quote from Glen Bolger’s blog post. Some new indications suggest an improving environment for Republicans among independent voters. The first sign comes from a recent bipartisan poll conducted by National Public Radio (NPR). […]
In National Journal, Kevin Friedel talks about the Republicans’ improvement on the generic ballot question on the NPR survey. Three recent polls show the GOP gaining ground on the generic ballot question, starting with an NPR survey conducted by Public Opinion Strategies (R) and Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (D) that put the two parties exactly […]
The Corner on National Review online quotes Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels’ approval rating from a Public Opinion Strategies poll. A recent Public Opinion Strategies Poll conducted on behalf of Indiana Realtors puts Gov. Mitch Daniels’ (R) approval rating at 69 percent with 29 percent disapproving. The poll comes on Daniels’ 60th birthday today. The right/wrong […]
POS VP Alex Bratty will be appearing on Midmorning on Minnesota Public Radio later this morning (4/9/09.) The show airs from 9 to 10 a.m. Central Daylight Time. The topic of the program: Is America moving to the left? A list of stations carrying the show can be found here or you can listen live […]
Pew Research just released an interesting study of Presidential approval trends going back to Richard Nixon’s first term. In it, they examined job ratings for Presidents early in their term, and looked at the gap between Republicans and Democrats on approval. For example, Obama has 59% approval overall, with 88% from Democrats and 27% from […]
Paul West of the Baltimore Sun quotes Glen Bolger in his article about the possible political change of tide. “Republicans are in better shape now than we were in November or even January,” says Glen Bolger, a Republican pollster who conducts surveys for National Public Radio. “We’ve seen some modest movement for Republicans on party […]
(This article was co-authored by Jim Hobart). In a recent article in The New Republic, Jonathan Chait writes: Obama has come into office having won the popular vote by seven percentage points, along with a 79-seat edge in the House, a 17-seat edge in the Senate, and massive public demand for change. But it’s already […]
David Rogers of Politico quotes Neil Newhouse in an article about the new budget and President Obama’s activist role early on in his presidency. Neil Newhouse, a Republican pollster respected in both parties, said the jury is still out on how the public will finally respond to Obama’s activism. “My impression is he is taking […]
In a shocking finding released today (April 1, 2009) by Public Opinion Strategies, the vast majority of Americans (72%) say they believe the credit crisis is better described as a “bunch of baloney” rather than “real facts.” This shocking data cuts across every major demographic group and is evident in every region of the country, […]
Republicans can find some solace in the recent NPR national survey results that we are not alone. As Glen Bolger noted in his posting Independent’s Day, the GOP might now have a reason to believe. What’s striking about this recent survey data is just how much closer Independents are to Republican voters on many key […]
