Widespread Hispanic support for Democrats on Tuesday, together with the inexorable shifts in demographics seem to be an impetus for a review of the strategic direction of the Republican Party. For immigration reform, the policy reevaluation appears to be happening in real time. After all, the national exit poll showed […] Read more »
In Hindsight, Those Presidential Polls Looked Just Fine
For as much criticism as pollsters endured in the run-up to Election Day, a look back shows many of them hit very close to the bull’s-eye for the presidential race — but some did better than others. [cont.] Scott Neuman, NPR Read more »
Republican Party begins election review to find out what went wrong
Top Republican officials, stunned by the extent of their election losses Tuesday night, have begun an exhaustive review to figure out what went so wrong and how to fix it. … Officials told The Washington Post that they’re planning a series of voter-based polls and focus groups, meetings with constituency […] Read more »
Adviser: Romney ‘shellshocked’ by loss
… They thought intensity and enthusiasm were on their side this time – poll after poll showed Republicans were more motivated to vote than Democrats – and that would translate into votes for Romney. As a result, they believed the public/media polls were skewed – they thought those polls oversampled […] Read more »
What do voters really think about the economy? Three lessons from exit polls
Deep within Tuesday’s election results is some surprising insight about the way Americans are thinking about the economic conditions affecting them. For all the sense of economic discontent brewing in the country, at the broadest level, their vote was for the status quo: President Obama will remain in the White […] Read more »
2012 Post-Election Jewish Surveys Summary Findings
Exit poll results and election night surveys of Jewish voters reveal that President Obama and Democrats continue to receive tremendous support from Jewish voters. … After months of speculation about Obama’s standing among American Jews and an unprecedented multimillion dollar campaign by prominent Republicans to appeal to Jews, one thing […] Read more »