POS in the News – August 19, 2011

Neil Newhouse, partner at Public Opinion Strategies, was quoted in the Evansville Courier & Press about the impact of Americans believing the country is on the wrong track. Public Opinion Strategies’ Partner Glen Bolger was quoted in the National Journal discussing trends in presidential favorability.

President Obama is No Ronald Reagan (DUH!)

Since Truman, five presidents have won re-election and two have lost.   The average Misery Index for the winners was 8.89 the October prior to the November election. In contrast, the two losers (Presidents Carter and Bush 41), suffered from an average Index of 15.39.  Ouch. Where is President Obama?  As of last month, the Index […]

POS in the News – August 12, 2011

Public Opinion Strategies’ Partner Bill McInturff appeared on CNN’s John King USA to discuss the stock market. Neil Newhouse, Parter at Public Opinion Strategies, was quoted in the National Journal about the 2012 presidential election. A Public Opinion Strategies’ poll about renewable energy in Iowa was featured on renewableenergyworld.com.

Congratulations to Alberta Darling

With State Senator Alberta Darling’s 54{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222} win last night, Public Opinion Strategies helped defend the GOP majority and turn back a public employee union sponsored recall election. Congratulations to Senator Darling and all of those involved in the campaign. From the get-go, the campaign used our research to guide its messaging – Darling was NEVER […]

POS in the News – August 5, 2011

Public Opinion Strategies and Mellman Group, Inc. conducted a poll for Pew on the U.S. dependence on foreign oil which was featured in HuffPost Green. The results from a Public Opinion Strategies’ poll on clean energy in Iowa appeared in SustainableBusiness.com. Public Opinion Strategies’ Partner Glen Bolger was quoted in MinnPost.com about the increase in conservative […]

POS in the News – July 29, 2011

Public Opinion Strategies’ Partner Lori Weigel, along with David Metz of Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates, published Stopping the Shell Game on The Hill’s Congress Blog. The Christian Science Monitor quoted Public Opinion Strategies’ Partner Glen Bolger on consumer confidence as an election predictor. Lori Weigel, partner at Public Opinion Strategies, was quoted in […]

POS in the News – July 22, 2011

A Public Opinion Strategies’ survey on Senator Scott Brown’s (R- MA)  popularity was highlighted in Roll Call and Boston.com. Quad-City Times showcased a Public Opinion Strategies’ poll about wind energy in Iowa. A poll conducted by Public Opinion Strategies’ Bill McInturff and Democratic pollster Peter Hart appeared on MSNBC.com and the National Journal Hotline On Call  regarding the national debt.  […]

NBC News/Wall Street Journal

In the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll conducted July 14-17, we find two things are abundantly clear to most Americans, the country is off on the wrong track, the economy is stagnant. Almost 8 out of 10 Americans have seen and heard the news about the ongoing debt ceiling debate in Congress and the […]

Twitter. Is it for everybody?

The results of our latest national survey of 800 likely 2012 voters point to eleven percent (11%) of likely voters owning a Twitter account.  And only four percent (4%) say they have accessed their Twitter the day before. So, who are these voters with a Twitter account? A younger group: 80% are 18-44 year olds […]

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