“House Republicans not only picked up a half-dozen or more seats when they were expected to lose double-digits,” Newhouse noted, “but they didn’t lose a single incumbent in the general election, and Republicans didn’t lose control of any state legislative body across the country. And you know why that’s important — redistricting.” Read more about […]

“I had neighbors say they would like to kill all Trump supporters,” one “hidden Trump voter” answered in a survey conducted by Public Opinion Strategies. “These were people with whom I really got along with well.” Read more about the reality of the ‘shy Trump voter’ here.

A little over a week before Election Day, Tony Gonzales’ campaign got internal poll results that caught its attention. Nicole McCleskey of Public Opinion Strategies, had been surveying the Hispanic-majority district since Hurd’s first race in 2014. She said that especially in the 23rd District, it is important not to consider Hispanic voters as a […]

In surveys of voters Tuesday by Public Opinion Strategies, a leading Republican polling firm, a startling 81% of voters said their minds were made up before the fall campaign even began. That’s 20 percentage points higher than four years ago. Read more about the staunch divide that began long before Election Day here.

Public Opinion Strategies, a Republican polling firm that has conducted internal polls for Katko’s campaign since his first run in 2014, found that the GOP congressman had a sizable lead in the district. One poll released over the summer showed Katko up by 11 points — a remarkably different result than others. Read more about how […]

Republican pollster Bill McInturff said the outcome would come down to states with “huge numbers of white, non-college [voters] who’ve not yet voted”. Read more about the few states, including Iowa, that will have the deciding votes here.

Public Opinion Strategies partner, Bill McInturff, joins Chuck Todd and Jeff Horwitt to discuss the final poll for NBC News. Watch the full interview here.