Public Opinion Strategies’ Election Night Poll shows the 2014 election was defined by major dissatisfaction about the direction of the country, the economy, and President Obama: On Election Day, roughly two-thirds (65%) of voters said the country is headed off on the wrong track. The weekend before the election 64% […] Read more »
How the Faithful Voted
In the 2014 midterm elections, the Republican Party enlarged its majority in the U.S. House of Representatives with continued strong support from white evangelicals and people who attend religious services regularly. In addition, the GOP appears to have made inroads among some religious constituencies that traditionally have not been as […] Read more »
Voters not Enthusiastic About 2016 Presidential Outlook
The end of the 2014 midterm means that the next presidential race is just around the corner. The NBC News national exit poll of voters suggests they are divided on which party should occupy the White House after Barack Obama leaves office. And they are not particularly enthusiastic about the […] Read more »
A Fresh Blast of Discontent Reshapes the Political Order
A fresh blast of public discontent reshaped American politics yet again in the 2014 midterm elections, handing the Republican Party control of the Senate and its largest house majority in 86 years. Its source: Seemingly unending economic woe – and the political discord it fuels. CONT. Gary Langer, ABC News Read more »
The exit polls are coming! Here’s how to read them.
It’s just about time for the speculation, “expert” opinion and analysis about what might happen in the 2014 election to come to an end. After 5 p.m. Eastern time preliminary exit poll results will start to trickle out and we’ll hear directly from actual voters about their choices and, as […] Read more »
Why Did I Vote That Way? Don’t Ask Me
When the returns from tonight’s election start to become clear, the debate is likely to turn, as it so often does, to why the American people voted the way they did. That turns out to be a very difficult question to answer, however. … As my Upshot colleague Nate Cohn […] Read more »