Quinnipiac’s recent national poll made quite a splash when it reported a Democratic lead of 16 points on the generic Congressional ballot question. Indeed, conventional wisdom – as well as historical trends – suggests that Democrats, as the party opposite that of the new president and in the Congressional minority, are poised to take back […]
The CNBC First Quarter All-America Economic survey conducted earlier this month found 34{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222} of Americans think keeping U.S. jobs from going overseas should be a top priority for the administration. Individual tax cuts (25{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222}) were the second highest economic priority, ranking higher overall than reducing the deficit (19{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222}). Cutting taxes for businesses was seen as […]
The April NBC/WSJ survey finds voters prefer a Democrat controlled Congress to a Republican controlled Congress by a margin of 47{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222} to 43{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222}. That’s no different than where we left off in late October 2016 when all registered voters preferred Democrat over GOP control of Congress by 46{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222} to 44{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222}. And, as the chart below […]
On behalf of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, Public Opinion Strategies conducted eight focus groups in five locations: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on April 4; Columbus, Ohio, on April 6; Canton, Michigan, on April 10; Oak Creek, Wisconsin, on April 11; and Houston, Texas, on April 18. The focus groups were conducted among Trump voters, […]
President Trump is fast approaching the famed First 100 Days marker of his presidency. April 29th will mark not only one hundred days since Trump took the oath of office, but also one hundred days’ worth of insights into how Americans generally view his presidency thus far. The most recent Gallup tracker among American adults […]
While President Trump’s approval has hit the mid-30’s on national polls of adults, our recent Public Opinion Strategies poll of voters (conducted March 23-27) shows the President with a 40{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222} national approval rating. Importantly, though, his support among base Republicans has remained high. Comparing our current polling to the February NBC/WSJ poll shows Trump’s approval […]
Public Opinion Strategies released our National Omnibus survey numbers. As several POS blog posts have noted, Neil Gorsuch’s nomination is viewed favorably by voters nationally; a trend that has increased since February. In the March omnibus survey, 39{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222} of respondents supported Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court, a 5{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222} increase since the February NBC/Wall Street […]
A different kind of March Madness descends upon Washington today as the Senate Judiciary Committee begins Judge Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation hearings. Gorsuch appears to have the votes to be confirmed as the next associate justice of the Supreme Court. The verdict on Judge Gorsuch in the court of public opinion polling, however, has become more […]
After President Trump’s well-received address to Congress, all eyes turned to the Democrats’ rebuttal. Surprisingly, the Democrats did not tap one of their high-profile rising stars such as Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, or Kristen Gillibrand to speak directly to millions of Americans about the party’s opposing vision. Instead, 72 year-old former Governor Steve Beshear of […]
Tell me if you’ve heard this one…America elects a president based more on celebrity than on credentials and more on his promises than on his actions. He is the unlikely candidate that vanquishes the opposition’s establishment candidate, one with decades of experience in government and in foreign relations. He has a captivating presence, is an […]
