The Wall Street Journal quoted Bill McInturff in an article about the Florida primary results. The Washington Post quoted…
Posts Tagged ‘Mood of the Country’
It’s NOT 1994 Redux.
Instead, the current political environment is BETTER now for Republicans than it was at this same point in 1994. Let’s look at three key data points from then and now: Read more
In May of 1994, a Wirthlin Group national survey found 28% said the country was going in the right direction, while 66% said it was pretty [...] Read more
The Mood Gap Finally Favoring Republicans
A key to understanding the mindset of Independent voters is to compare their views on the right direction/wrong track with the views of Republicans and Democrats. Independents are always somewhere in between the two partisan groups — but the key is which partisan group are Independents closer to at any point in time – which I’ve [...] Read more
“Man and Wife. Say Man and Wife.”
Marriage. Marriage is what brings us together today. Most of the analyses looking at politics today focus on either the gender gap, or the generation gap, or the huge differences between base partisans. However, one of the more enduring and important gaps is the marriage/single gap.
The 2008 exit polls showed the gap. The 66% of [...] Read more
Western States Round-Up
I first posted on the positive trends in Western States last month. The positive movement witnessed last month is holding.
Obama Approval
President Obama’s approval rating continues its descent in the West. Last month, we reported a 56% approval rating, with 37% disapproving of the job he is doing as President. That marked a ten point drop [...] Read more
Once Confidence Is Shaken, It Takes A While To Stir.
(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
At some point, Sir Issac Newton is right, right?
Our friend over at Pollster.com, Mark Blumenthal, took an in-depth look at a question on the NBC/WSJ poll done by Peter Hart and Bill McInturff in a post entitled “When Does Gravity Begin for Obama.” Read more
MARCH MADNESS!!
Wow, I had no idea so many Americans were as fixated on Duke University’s basketball team as I am, mesmerized by their resurgence (5-0) since the insertion of Freshman guard Elliot Williams into the starting line-up.
I mean, how else can one explain the dramatic improvement in the “mood of the country” (right direction/wrong track question) [...] Read more