Public Opinion Strategies

I served on an Ad Hoc Committee of the American Association for Public Opinion Research that was formed in response to the controversy over the public polls in the New Hampshire Democratic primary.  The Committee’s report was released today.  Michael Traugott of the University of Michigan chaired the committee, and did yeoman’s work keeping the [...] Read more

Pollster.com shows the trend in polls for the New York CD20 race between Jim Tedisco and Scott Murphy.
What makes the trend persuasive in this case is how consistent the polls have been in showing Murphy’s gains and Tedisco’s (more moderate) declines. While there are only five polls, the results for both candidates are remarkably close [...] Read more

Bill McInturff is quoted by John Harwood in a New York Times article about President Obama’s trip to Europe.
Add the challenge of promoting a new strategy for the war in Afghanistan, and political strategists say there is no danger that Americans will confuse this trip with an escape from Mr. Obama’s principal responsibilities.
Bill McInturff, a [...] Read more