Consumer confidence in Michigan rose to its highest level in 15 years, even as Donald Trump’s approval ratings in the state were the lowest of any incoming president in the history of Michigan State University’s State of the State Survey. CONT. Michigan State U. Read more »
Governors 2017-2018: The Democrats’ Complicated Path to Big Gains
A couple of weeks ago, Crystal Ball senior columnist Alan Abramowitz unveiled a model for predicting party change in next year’s gubernatorial elections. The results were rosy for Democrats: The model suggested Democrats should gain somewhere between six to nine governorships depending on the Democratic lead in House generic ballot […] Read more »
The future of the Democratic Party could be written in upcoming gubernatorial races
When West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced that he was leaving the Democratic Party and returning to the Republican Party, the move highlighted once again the dominance of the GOP at the state level — and signaled to beleaguered Democrats the importance that the 2018 gubernatorial elections could play in […] Read more »
Forecast Model Suggests Democratic Gains Likely in 2018 Gubernatorial Contests
In addition to the entire U.S. House of Representatives and about one-third of the U.S. Senate, Americans will be choosing 36 state governors in 2018. Control of statehouses is crucial not only because many important policy decisions are made at the state level, but because the governors elected next year […] Read more »
Pollster Frank Luntz talks about ‘words that work’ at Western Governors’ Annual Meeting
Dr. Frank Luntz, the pollster whose “Instant Response” technique has made him one of the country’s most influential communication professionals, delivered an impassioned keynote at the WGA Annual Meeting in Montana on June 27, 2017. CONT. Western Governors’ Association Read more »
New Jersey: Choice Words for ‘Beachgate’
The past few weeks have been no day at the beach for New Jersey’s governor… except for that day at the beach, of course. The latest Monmouth University Poll finds Chris Christie’s job rating at an all-time low, although he avoids the ignominy of single-digit approval. Christie’s behavior during the […] Read more »