When Hurricane Sandy struck the East Coast in late October, many businesses shut down operations, delayed projects and waited until the storm’s effects on their workplace and employees had dissipated. But Edison Research, a polling firm based in hard-hit Somerville, N.J., was working on one project with a firm deadline: […] Read more »
Romney Campaign Manager Says He Regrets Immigration Stance
Mitt Romney and his team are not eager to dwell on regrets. But his campaign manager now says that the forceful posture taken against immigration in the Republican primary inflicted lingering damage with Latino voters in the general election. The Romney campaign chief, Matt Rhoades, acknowledged that point during a […] Read more »
Voters to Washington in 2012: What’s the Plan?
… Despite an electorate that thought the economy was not doing well under Obama, Romney and many Republicans were unable to effectively win the economic argument. This was the case even though many of the policies Romney supported were viewed favorably by the electorate. But the bottom line was that […] Read more »
The One Pollster Republicans Should Listen To
It’s interesting to see Republicans offer different interpretations of this year’s elections. As in most things, where you stand depends on where you sit. … Republican pollster Glen Bolger of Public Opinion Strategies pointed out some of this election’s paradoxes in a Nov. 26 post on his firm’s blog. Bolger […] Read more »
Implications of the 2012 Election for Health Care — The Voters’ Perspective
… Obama’s narrow win (by 2.8 percentage points) in the popular vote will keep health-policy decisions both partisan and contentious. But the ultimate direction will reflect the health care views of the President, his party, and the people who voted for them. … Obama voters were three times as likely […] Read more »
Asian Americans Voted Democrat: We Should Not Be Surprised
… What seems to have caught some pundits by surprise was the finding by the National Election Pool that 73% of Asian Americans voted for Obama, second only to African Americans (93%), and slightly higher than Latino support at 71%. This high level of Asian American support for Obama on […] Read more »