The humiliating retreat of President Trump and Speaker Ryan on the Obamacare replacement was a powerful moment for working class women, financially pressed unmarried women, millennials, and minorities – both the Clinton and Trump voters. Based on the findings of just-completed focus groups with these key voters, the Republican failure […] Read more »
Reagan Democrats give Trump a long leash – but deeply distrust GOP
… Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg coined the term “Reagan Democrats” in the mid-1980s to describe just these sorts of blue-collar whites in Macomb County, Michigan, mostly autoworkers, who had shifted from staunchly backing John F. Kennedy to going gaga for Ronald Reagan. He helped his client Bill Clinton assiduously court […] Read more »
Macomb County in the Age of Trump
The path for Democrats to take back Trump voters and win down-ballot runs through the nation’s working class communities, starting in the formerly industrial states and Upper Midwest. That is why Democracy Corps decided to conduct our first focus groups of 2017 in Macomb County, Michigan, joined by the Roosevelt […] Read more »
Report from dial groups: President’s tone and agenda increase optimism, but gains could be modest
The president began the night with a majority disapproving of his performance, and he ended with a majority feeling more optimistic about him. The speech raised his personal favorability and job approval 11 points and got the attention of minority voters, though Trump’s overall gains trailed the 2009 gains of […] Read more »
Poll group gets heated giving opinions on Trump speech
Things got heated when pollster Frank Luntz sampled opinions from a poll group after President Trump’s speech to Congress. CBS News Read more »
Focus group: How do Americans feel about President Trump and the country?
How do Americans feel about President Donald Trump and the future of the country? This week, CBS’ “Face the Nation” went to Richmond, Va., to interview a panel of voters about their impressions of where the country is — and their thoughts on the new president. … Asked for a […] Read more »