Public Opinion Strategies

Going back a few weeks to the NPR poll, there was some interesting findings that I did not get to (apologies, but there was a death in the family). 
One of the last posts I wrote was on the GOP’s new lead on the generic ballot.  Just as important is the interest advantage among Republicans — [...] Read more

(This article was co-authored by Glen Bolger and Jim Hobart.)
For months now, Democrats have been touting the success of the 2009 stimulus package and cherrypicking economic data to attempt to convince Americans that the economy has turned the corner and is headed in the right direction. When the most recent economic figures showed the unemployment [...] Read more

By Nicole McCleskey
The December NBC/Wall Street Journal survey confirmed a year-long trend of voters moving away from President Obama and The Democratic Party, setting the stage for what promises to be an exciting election year out West.
Retirements this week prompted me to once again look at the data out West. While the trends nationally are [...] Read more

Could Libertarian cult-icon Neil Peart – drummer and song-writer for the Canadian band Rush – be the Idea Man of the GOP? If it’s true, he would be on the cutting edge of an already large and growing constituency: voters who don’t trust government.
And, it’s not just when it comes to health care.
The enclosed tunes [...] Read more

(Glen Bolger is proud to have served has Bob McDonnell’s pollster for both his Attorney General’s race and his Gubernatorial race.  Here are some observations about the campaign.)
Democrat claims that Bob McDonnell’s victory in Virginia is just a Republican electorate reasserting itself and has nothing to do with Barack Obama are simply trying to put [...] Read more

As you know, I’ve been closely monitoring public opinion among Independents for some time now. A few of my recent postings have highlighted this key sub-group, noting their shift away from President Obama and the various policies he is trying to pursue.
Until now, these shifts have been emerging trends, but yesterday, Fox News/Opinion Dynamics released [...] Read more

This article was co-authored by Bill McInturff and Alex Bratty
Is the looming threat to our economy rising inflation, or falling prices, known as deflation? That’s the current debate raging among economists as this month brought some more staggering statistics.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) dropped 0.1% in March and was flat in April. However, the annual [...] Read more

(This article was co-authored by Jim Hobart.)
While Democrats and the liberal media have spent the last few months trying to drive the narrative that the Republican Party does not have a leader, they have ignored the mounting problem they have with one of the undisputed leaders of their own party.
In a recent Financial Dynamics survey, [...] Read more

As POS partner, Glen Bolger recently commented to Politico, “This issue is at the intersection of good policy and good politics. All in favor of having Gitmo terrorists housed in your congressional district, raise your hand. Whoa — no hands go up!” Well, no kidding…
The more this issue gets discussed, the more the public seems [...] Read more

While we’re not in the habit of linking to Democratic blogs, a recent post breaking down the Gallup party ID data by age was sent to my attention by my friend Steve Moore.
The posting takes a look at the party ID gap of voters in Gallup surveys aggregated from the last four months.  It then breaks down that data [...] Read more