Public Opinion Strategies

While there are clearly some glimmers of hope for the GOP in the latest NPR survey, there is also some major cautionary notes. The biggest caution of all is that – on four major issue battles, the Democrats have the advantage.
This analysis results are based on a bipartisan survey conducted by Public Opinion Strategies together [...] Read more

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On Real Clear Politics, Stuart Rothenberg discusses the partisan interpretations of the recent NPR poll.
Nobody is under oath, so I suppose that it’s too much to expect “the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth,” especially when it comes to press releases, headlines and even reputable pollsters.
But I was disappointed to see how [...] Read more

Rebekah Sanders from the Arizona Republic reports on a poll of local support for the Phoenix Coyotes
Support for the Phoenix Coyotes may be faltering among the team’s closest neighbors, the residents of Glendale, according to a poll released Wednesday by conservative think tank Americans for Prosperity.
Less than a quarter of Glendale voters surveyed said they [...] Read more

Mark Blumenthal mentions a few of our pollsters’ blog posts on Pollster.com
Glen Bolger reviews what his NPR/Greenberg/POS survey says about Obama’s economic policies (update: also adds cautions for GOP).
Stephen Kinney considers the declining relevance of print media. Read more

Michael Barone of AEI mentions the results of the NPR survey
Last Wednesday, I noted that Republicans are now running even or slightly ahead in the generic vote for Congress in two respected national polls. On Friday, Charlie Cook noted the same results. He pointed out that the NPR survey shows Independents favoring Republicans 38-24 percent [...] Read more