A major new survey in four U.S. Senate battleground states shows that Democrats are within striking distance of the majority in 2016. Democratic candidates are 6 points up in Colorado (Democratic hold), 5 points ahead of a Republican incumbent in Wisconsin (a Democratic pick up) and knotted in Ohio and […] Read more »
Republicans Stand Against Cuba Change Despite Public Opinion Shift
… Once a community known for standing in solidarity in support of the trade embargo, steering U.S. policy toward Cuba, the Cuban-Americans of Miami-Dade are showing rifts in their political views. … The changing Cuban-American demographic may serve as a window into the group’s changing opinions. The number of Cuban-Americans […] Read more »
Small Gains With Black Voters Could Boost GOP in 2016
When it comes to black voters, the Republican Party can’t do much worse than it has in the past two presidential elections: It won a paltry 4% of the black vote in 2008 and 6% in 2012. There’s a big upside for the GOP if it can do better: A […] Read more »
Latino Voters Key Factor in Success of Environmental Ballot Initiatives in 2014
A groundbreaking study released today finds evidence that Latinos’ stated concerns for the environment and protection of America’s public lands is demonstrated at the voting booth – and impacts policy. The new research brief, released by leading pollster Latino Decisions and the nonprofit Hispanic Access Foundation, analyzed the results of […] Read more »
What polls say about Medicaid expansion in Florida
… Several polls over the years have looked at whether Floridians favor making the program larger. In 2013, three polls showed support for expansion as high as 62 or 63 percent, although one from the James Madison Institute was as low as 30 percent. One 2014 University of Florida poll […] Read more »
Jeb Bush and Scott Walker Point G.O.P. to Contrary Paths
… The first votes of the primary season will not be cast until the Iowa caucuses next February, but Mr. Bush, the former Florida governor, and Mr. Walker are fast becoming the most prominent exponents of two dueling visions of how the Republican Party can retake the White House in […] Read more »