In a meeting this past Sunday, the partners of the firm were discussing some of the key trends we are seeing that are shaping this election.  With 35 days left to go, we thought it would be helpful to share our thoughts about what we are hearing and learning from around the country with GOP […]

DO stay focused on the big picture. This election is about big things – economy/jobs, spending, keeping taxes from increasing, health care – all of which are related to the growth of the size and scope of government.   DON’T focus a lot of effort on issue cul-de-sacs like the World Trade Center Mosque or […]

Last week, I conducted a national survey for American Action Network.  The two key political environment questions show the significant opportunity Republicans have this year.  While the overall numbers on the President’s approval rating and the generic ballot are good news, one key crosstab highlights the wave that is building. The generic ballot shows Republicans leading […]

I’ve written a lot over the last year about Independents doing an about-turn on President Obama.  This was the group that helped catapult Barack Obama to the Oval Office in 2008, but over the last two years they have expressed some serious reservations.  Their approval rating on the President’s performance has plummeted from 58{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222} approve/28{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222} […]

A recently conducted survey of Colorado voters conducted by the bi-partisan research team of Lori Weigel of Public Opinion Strategies (R) and David Metz of Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (D) highlights two very different races at the “top of the ticket” in Colorado. The results of the survey show a dead heat for […]