Public Opinion Strategies

In today’s Wall Street Journal, Gerald Seib writes:
But William McInturff, a Republican pollster who is co-director of The Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, notes that an approval rating in the 60% range is about where new presidents often find themselves about now. Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush were in the same range at this [...] Read more

(This post was co-authored by Bill McInturff and Julia Sprague) Read more

Public Opinion Strategies has been fascinated by the Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (MCSI) for some time now. The MCSI is a monthly survey, with data available by month since 1978 and by quarter from 1952-1977, which gauges confidence among U.S. consumers. Read more

Given the current recession and the [...] Read more

Public Opinion Strategies and Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research completed a research study for the Economic Mobility Project of the Pew Charitable Trusts. The research measured perceptions of the American Dream and perceptions toward Economic Mobility. The study found a strong belief that individual factors such as hard work and drive play key roles in economic mobility. Read more

(This article was originally published by Politico.com on November 19, 2007)
As recent reports about “push polling” on Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s religious affiliation make their way through the newspapers and the blogosphere, I thought it might be helpful to provide a brief pollster’s guide to what constitutes a push poll and what doesn’t.
Push polls [...] Read more

Patrick Lanne is quoted in an article in the Daily Gazette about the 20th Congressional District race in New York:
“It’s not the district that Jerry Solomon had,” said Patrick Lanne of Wilton, a pollster for the Tedisco campaign.
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So what are voters looking for in a candidate?
Often they vote based on personality rather than party, Lanne [...] Read more