POS IN THE NEWS – APRIL 21, 2014

In an article by The Washington Post, Bill McInturff expects the departure of Kathleen Sebelius from President Barack Obama’s cabinet will have “zero impact” on the political climate going into the November congressional elections. The Washington Post quotes Glen Bolger in an article about the strategy the Democratic party is taking to motivate their voter […]

POS IN THE NEWS – APRIL 16, 2014

Despite reaching the enrollment mark for the Affordable Care Act, Bill McInturff says Obama is still a “major drag on the party” in a article posted by the National Journal, and, also states in The Financial Times, “…when you have numbers like his, no one wants you to come into their states.” Bill McInturff is mentioned in […]

International Assessment Shows American Students Lagging Behind On Math Skills

American 15-year olds performed below average in mathematics on the recently-released Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)[i], which measures the extent to which students have acquired key knowledge and skills.  Compared to students in 34 counties, the United States ranks between 23rd-29th overall (variation due to sampling and measurement error) and has a mean score […]

Smartphones: A Key to Expanding Contact with Younger Voters and Hispanics?

As mobile phones become more prevalent and technologically advanced, the interaction adults and voters have with their phones is becoming more important for campaigns to tap into.  Recent studies have found that among adults with smartphones… Users keep their phone within about ten feet of them 84% of the day On average, users look at […]

Independents on the Issues in 2014: What’s up now?

A post earlier this week showed Independents are very supportive of Congressional Republican candidates and have made major gains since the government shutdown in October 2013. A review of the key issues facing voters in 2014 suggests Republicans can maintain that momentum through the November mid-term elections. While Independents do favor increasing the minimum wage, […]

The Independent vote in 2014: What’s up now?

According to the last five national exit polls, when a majority of Independents vote for Congressional candidates from one party, that party controls Congress. Independents helped to flip the House of Representatives to Democrats in 2006 and they helped flip the House back to Republicans in 2010. My September 2013 post titled “What’s up with […]

Restraint Amid Russian Aggression

Following the global unity accompanying the Winter Olympics in Sochi, the world was witness to what Secretary of State John Kerry referred to as “an act of aggression” by Russia. The ongoing international crisis between Russia and the Ukraine over Crimea has heightened diplomatic tensions between the U.S. and Russia, while simultaneously grabbing the public’s […]

POS IN THE NEWS – MARCH 31, 2014

Bill McInturff was quoted in the National Journal in an article about groups that are working to enroll the uninsured in health care coverage. The Financial Times quoted Bill McInturff in an article about U.S. involvement in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and further involvement in global politics. In an article by The Washington […]

Three-Part Health Care Blog Series Revisited

With today being the final day of open enrollment in Obamacare, we thought it was important to take another look at our three-part health care blog series posted earlier this month. The topics covered include: Looking at how health care will impact the 2014 mid-term elections; Understanding voter attitudes about the ACA beyond just overall […]

For GOP, long-term challenges remain

On the heels of a significant victory in Florida last week, Republicans gleefully look forward to November.  A Democrat party reeling from Obamacare failures and unable to turn out its base leaves Republicans a fantastic opportunity to expand its majority in the House, recapture the Senate, and make bold advances in the states. But, the […]

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