Most news organizations that do a lot of surveys blew through their polling budgets last year and have done relatively little polling over the past three months. That’s about to change. Every news organization in the country that does any national polling will be going into the field in just […] Read more »
Redefining Swing Voters
Every election comes with its own ‘branded’ swing voter. In the 1990s and early 2000s, we had soccer moms and NASCAR dads, as well as security moms and office-park dads. Over the last four years, the typical swing voter was either defined as an upscale suburban resident (Peloton moms) or […] Read more »
Voters Like Biden Infrastructure Plan; G.O.P. Still Sees an Opening on Taxes
President Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan has yet to win over a single Republican in Congress, but it is broadly popular with voters nationwide, mirroring the dynamics of the $1.9 trillion economic aid bill that Mr. Biden signed into law last month. The infrastructure proposal garners support from two in […] Read more »
Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index
The Cook Political Report is pleased to introduce the post-2020 edition of the Partisan Voter Index (PVI) for all 50 states and 435 congressional districts. Although these district boundaries won’t be in place for 2022’s midterm elections due to upcoming redistricting, this dataset will serve as a useful baseline to […] Read more »
CNBC survey shows support for infrastructure spending much less than previous stimulus
A slight plurality of Americans support President Joe Biden’s $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan and favor raising corporate taxes to pay for it. But the plan is much less popular than the relief bill passed earlier this year, and there are growing deficit concerns. CONTINUED Steve Liesman, CNBC Read more »
Biden starts off presidency with positive approval marks, CNBC survey shows
Joe Biden begins his presidency having achieved out of the gate what his predecessor could only do once during his four years: a positive approval rating. The CNBC All-America Economic Survey finds that 47% of the public approves of Biden’s handling of the presidency, with 41% disapproving. A substantial 12% […] Read more »