Partner Bill McInturff was mentioned or quoted by a variety of news outlets, including First Read on NBC News, Yahoo Finance, Newsmax, and again on First Read on NBC News. All the articles concerned the recent NBC/Wall St. Journal Poll. Also in regards to the NBC/WSJ Poll, Vice President Micah Roberts was a featured guest […]
In January 2011, the enduring effects of the Arab Spring sparked an uprising in Egypt as millions of protesters participated in demonstrations, clashes, and strikes to demand the end of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s regime. Though the largely peaceful protests were met with some violence, the ousting of Mubarak ultimately led to a democratic transition […]
After months of media speculation, numerous behind the scenes meetings of Washington’s power brokers, and a long drafting process by the “Gang of Eight,” the United States Senate finally voted on June 27th to approve a major immigration reform bill. Speaker of the House John Boehner has already announced that the measure passed by the […]
With open enrollment in the new health insurance marketplace plans only months away, should consumers be worried they may end up paying more for health coverage rather than less because of Obamacare?
Last week, the company was mentioned in an EIN Presswire report on a poll conducted in Oregon concerning tax spending. Partner Glen Bolger was mentioned in an article from the National Journal about the upcoming North Carolina Senate race. The National Journal also referenced partners Neil Newhouse and Alex Bratty in a piece regarding racial and gender-related […]
Americans are a wary bunch these days – and not without reason. Recent revelations about domestic spying would seem to vindicate “X-Files-like” paranoia. Recent polls have documented just how shaken our confidence in many major institutions of American society has been. The latest NBC-Wall Street Journal poll co-conducted by POS partner Bill McInturff demonstrates that […]
Inside the Beltway, Twitter dominates the conversation. Introductions are often followed by “Oh, I follow you on Twitter.” Articles are written about “Twitter wars” between operatives and a column analyzing Hillary Clinton’s first tweet was featured prominently in the Washington Post. Journalists and campaign operatives often say that Twitter is the last thing they check before going […]
President Obama ran on a promise to “restore America’s standing in the world,” and after just a few months in office, it sure looked like he was on course to deliver. During Obama’s first year in office, worldwide approval of U.S. leadership rose from 34{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222} (34{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222} disapprove) to 49{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222} (21{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222} disapprove). Even the President himself […]
Fourth of July. The best of summer. Friends, family and fireworks. And don’t forget the ice cream. We’re headed to the mountains to beat the heat this week. As we plan the shopping list, ice cream is definitely on top. My 7-year old son is bringing a friend with him, and so as any Alpha […]
Amid a slew of controversies, scandals, and leaks suggesting everything from severe ineptitude to Orwellian over-reaching by the government, earlier this month in San Jose, CA President Obama had this to say: “If people can’t trust not only the executive branch but also don’t trust Congress, and don’t trust federal judges…then we’re going to have […]
