Testing the Electoral College: Question Wording Matters

Since the founding of the Republic, Americans have elected 44 men as president over the course of nearly five dozen presidential elections.  In just five of those elections, the winner of the popular vote was not also the winner of the Electoral College and thus was not elected president.  Most recently, Hillary Clinton won the […]

Is Neil Gorsuch a Win in the Polls?

Last week Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch, a conservative federal appellate judge, to the Supreme Court. Though most Americans do not yet have an opinion on Gorsuch, recent polling states that a conservative pick is supported by Americans. The Supreme Court nomination was an important issue to 2016 voters. According to NBC News exit polling, one-in-five voters said […]

Obama’s Legacy Likely to be as Polarizing as his Presidency

A recent national survey conducted by Quinnipiac University asked respondents who they considered as the best president of the past 70 years.  Two presidents rose to the top of the heap – Ronald Reagan (30{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222}) and Barack Obama (29{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222}). Both Reagan’s and Obama’s support is buoyed by respondents from their respective political party.  In addition, […]

Trump Bump: Americans More Positive About The Direction Of The Country Since Election

A NBC News/The Wall Street Journal survey conducted January 12-15, 2017 tested a full and thorough battery of questions about both the incoming and outgoing presidents. It provided a comprehensive overview of the state of public opinion about politics and policy as we embark on the peaceful transfer of power between two parties and two […]

Donald Trump Issue Agenda: Year One’s Potential Successes

As Donald Trump is set to become the 45th President of the United States, a divided American public shows little signs of a partisan cease fire.  However, Americans are united on a number of issues that they want to see Donald Trump address in the coming year. A recent survey for NBC News/The Wall Street […]

NRCC ALUMN GEORGE NASSAR JOINS PUBLIC OPINION STRATEGIES

FOR RELEASE: JANUARY 4, 2017 CONTACT: 703.836.7655 Public Opinion Strategies is pleased to announce that George Nassar has joined the firm as a Vice President.  For the last two cycles, George served as Regional Political Director at the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC). At the NRCC, Nassar led a team advising incumbent and challenger campaigns […]

PUBLIC OPINION STRATEGIES NAMES TWO NEW PARTNERS

Alexandria, VA – Public Opinion Strategies is pleased to announce that Vice Presidents Jim Hobart and Micah Roberts have been promoted to partner at the firm. Hobart and Roberts started with the firm on the same day in 2007 and have quickly moved through the company’s ranks due to their sharp minds, tireless work ethic, […]

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