Remember “I want my MTV!”? Well, that’s done with and over. It’s a new generation. First fact: Fully 85% of voters say they have home computers. That includes 67% of seniors, 76% of rural voters and 40% of households with incomes under $20K. When asked which they would give up if forced to make a […]
The LA Times Top of the Ticket blog mentions Gene Ulm’s post on about the misery index. Gene Ulm has an interesting examination of the Misery Index, the combination of the unemployment and inflation rates. Of the 15 midterm elections in the last 60 years, Ulm notes fully 13 have been “change” elections, meaning the […]
Last week, I posted a couple of entries looking at the tightening of the generic ballot (in comparison to 2005-2008) despite the challenges that remain for the GOP. This post looks at key subgroups — other than GOPers, Independents, and Dems (they were covered last week) — on the generic ballot. The most striking finding […]
Howey Politics Indiana reported on the the tax protests that occured on April 15th, mentioning the POS poll conducted earlier this month about tax caps. Speaker Bauer began his April 15 tax day in a rather bizarre mode, too. First, he killed the property tax caps even though a recent Public Opinion Strategies Poll showed […]
(The article was co-authored by Matthew Jason.) The Wall Street Journal released its latest monthly poll of leading economists this week, and the average prediction of the 53 economists interviewed on the survey was that the recession the United States is experiencing will be in the past by September. Does this mean the recovery is […]
I first posted on the positive trends in Western States last month. The positive movement witnessed last month is holding. Obama Approval President Obama’s approval rating continues its descent in the West. Last month, we reported a 56{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222} approval rating, with 37{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222} disapproving of the job he is doing as President. That marked a ten […]
(This article was co-authored by Jim Hobart.) While many of these blog posts have centered on the need for Republicans to focus on improving with Independents, there are several other key subgroups Republicans need to target if they are to begin to enjoy widespread success on Election Day once again. One of these groups is […]
Mark Blumenthal of Pollster.com answers the question of what pollsters are doing at this point in the election cycle, which includes watching the generic ballot trend. He includes a quote from Glen Bolger’s blog post explaining the significance of the recent NPR poll results. Over at the Public Opinion Strategies blog TQIA, Glen Bolger explains […]
Yesterday, I wrote a post about the Republican standing on the generic ballot being significantly better off now than four (and two) years ago. Amy Walter from the Hotline made the following comment on my Facebook page: “Thanks for the smart post Glen. It’s also interesting to note the tightening of the generic even as […]
In The Bellingham Herald, Neil Newhouse was interviewed about Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s possible reasons for attending an anti-abortion banquet in Indiana. Palin is playing it safe by attending an event where “dissenting voices are likely to be far and few between,” said Neil Newhouse, a Republican strategist and pollster for Public Opinion Strategies in […]
