NBC News / Wall Street Journal

Our latest NBC-WSJ Poll of registered voters, conducted October 14-18, shows Republicans leading among likely voters into the home stretch. Incumbency and big government continue to be unpopular. Attitudes on the stimulus sour further and Obama’s health care law is still considered a bad idea to most voters.  Also, among Republicans voters who support of […]

Walmart Moms Multi-State Survey

Walmart Moms Multi-State Survey conducted October 7-13, 2010 Interview Schedule in PDF Format Executive Summary in PDF Format

Poll Shows Strong Support for Payment of UN Dues

U.S. Voters’ favorable rating of the UN holds steady at 59% The United Nations Foundation and its sister organization, the Better World Campaign, released today the results of public opinion research showing strong, continued support for the United Nations. Americans’ 59% favorable rating of the United Nations indicates that the UN’s response to humanitarian issues, […]

POS in the News 10/15/2010

Neil Newhouse and a Public Opinion Strategies’ poll were cited in The Boston Globe regarding an internal poll that shows Charles Baker leading Governor Deval Patrick. Bill McInturff was interviewed by The Washington Post that focused on health care reform. Neil Newhouse and a Public Opinion Strategies’ poll were cited in The Philadelphia Daily News […]

NPR Battleground Survey

NPR – Congressional Battleground Poll conducted October 7-10, 2010 The latest POS/GQR poll conducted on behalf of NPR examines the 96 closest House races. Interview Schedule in PDF Format NPR Battleground Survey in PDF Format

An In-Depth Look At Key Congressional Races — NPR Survey

Back in June, the survey that Stan Greenberg and I conducted for NPR was huge news. Conducted in 60 Democrat-held and 10 Republican-held seats, it showed Republicans ahead by a 48{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222}-39{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222} count in the Tier 1 seats (30 most vulnerable) and up 47{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222}-45{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222} in the Tier 2 seats (next 30 seats).  It was the first […]

The Myth of the Democrat Surge

At the entrance to the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort in South Carolina is a sign that reads, “The noise you hear is the sound of freedom.” Well, the noise you hear right now is the sound of Democrats whistling past the graveyard, with various claims that they are surging – by both closing the […]

POS in the News 10/8/2010

A Public Opinion Strategies’ poll was cited in The New Mexico Independent showing Susana Martinez leading Diane Denish for Governor. A Public Opinion Strategies poll was mentioned in the Duluth News Tribune showing Chip Cravaack within the margin of error against longtime incumbent Jim Oberstar. Glen Bolger was quoted in the Chicago Tribune regarding the […]

Is the Enthusiasm Gap Closing?

Buoyed because they are not losing in all strong Democratic states or districts, there is a whistling past the grave yard argument being made by some Dems and pundits that the enthusiasm gap is closing. And that’s partly true. The enthusiasm gap has narrowed slightly. But it was bound to narrow. The 2010 enthusiasm gap […]

POS in the News 10/1/2010

Bill McInturff was quoted in The Wall Street Journal about the enthusiasm gap in favor of Republicans. Glen Bolger was quoted by Politico regarding Democrats’ fading chances in Midwest races. Glen Bolger was quoted in The Daily Record regarding voter perceptions and the economy. Bill McInturff was quoted in The Wall Street Journal about likely […]

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