Many Democrats blame their terrible showing at the ballot box in 2014 on a lack of a clear and compelling economic message. … In response, Democrats like Chris Van Hollen and Elizabeth Warren have offered up economic agendas that rely on a robust government intervention to help narrow the income […] Read more »
Women and Leadership: Public Says Women are Equally Qualified, but Barriers Persist
According to the majority of Americans, women are every bit as capable of being good political leaders as men. The same can be said of their ability to dominate the corporate boardroom. … So why, then, are women in short supply at the top of government and business in the […] Read more »
Majority Favors the Affordable Care Act’s Employer Mandate
Weeks before the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate takes effect in January, a new Kaiser Family Foundation tracking poll finds that six in 10 Americans (60%) say they have a favorable view of the provision, which in 2015 requires employers with 100 or more full time workers to offer health […] Read more »
Hollywood Tracks Social Media Chatter to Target Hit Films
… To help studio marketers get back ahead of their customers, United Talent Agency and Rentrak, an entertainment data company, are introducing a service called PreAct. It joins an array of Hollywood upstarts peddling “social listening,” a growing field that uses algorithms to slice and dice chatter on social media. […] Read more »
The 7 most fascinating numbers in the 2014 national exit poll
The best thing about elections — if you are a numbers nerd like me — is the massive amount of raw data about the American public and what/how/why they think what they do. Yes, only 36 percent-ish of eligible voters cast ballots 15 days ago, but that still amounts to […] Read more »
New Take on the New Economy
The state of the American economy looms over the public creating long-term pessimism about the state of the country, making the economy, wages and jobs the biggest factor in people’s vote in the last national election and the next. People are very aware of improvements in the macro economy and […] Read more »