Sometimes polls state the obvious. Sometimes they surprise. The latest NBC News-Wall Street Journal and Gallup polls, which landed in the middle of the government shutdown late last week, did both. Everyone knew that the shutdown and threats of a government default would damage the political standing of all parties […] Read more »
Cruzification of the GOP
… At least so far, the standoff has been a political bloodbath for Republicans. And maybe that’s exactly what was needed to right the political system: The effort to gut Obamacare had to crash like this so that Republican leaders and lawmakers would find the courage to stand up to […] Read more »
As shutdown drags on, Americans turn to Obama for an endgame
Numerous media and research organizations have conducted polls on the government shutdown, with much focus on who Americans blame for the crisis. But only YouGov has tracked public opinion throughout the shutdown, revealing trends in who Americans think stands most in the way of a resolution to the crisis. [cont.] […] Read more »
GOP pollster on the NBC-WSJ numbers: ‘Significant and consequential’
Overall, this is among the handful of surveys that stand out in my career as being significant and consequential, so, I wanted to make sure you had an opportunity to review the survey. I would also say this about my general experience with this type of data – 9/11, Hurricane […] Read more »
Higher Income Means Higher Debt-Ceiling Worries
The dual debt-ceiling and government-shutdown dramas have Americans worried that Washington’s partisan politics could lead the country into yet another crisis. While concerns about both issues are widespread, a closer look shows the level of concern breaks down along different lines for each – meaning different political repercussions. [cont.] Dante […] Read more »
Republicans Should Fight or Give Up
The findings of the newly released NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll are simply brutal for congressional Republicans. Not only are they getting the lion’s share of the blame for the government shutdown, but President Obama’s numbers have actually improved. Worse, Obamacare’s numbers are improving, as well. That poll caused quite […] Read more »