As a kinder, gentler Chris Christie wooed New Hampshire Republicans last week in a visit that included two town hall meetings, New Jersey voters are less likely than ever to apply positive personality and leadership traits to their governor, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. CONT. Rutgers-Eagleton Poll Read more »
Senators Need Not Apply
Coverage of the first gathering of Republican presidential candidates in New Hampshire last weekend focused on how many of them attacked Hillary Clinton, but there was another unifying message among several of the speakers: Governor is greater than senator. … On Saturday morning, pollster Frank Luntz held a focus group […] Read more »
Wisconsin: Marquette Law School Poll finds Walker job approval down
A new Marquette Law School Poll finds Gov. Scott Walker’s job approval rating has fallen to 41 percent, with 56 percent of registered voters in Wisconsin saying they disapprove of how he is handling his job as governor. In the previous poll, in October 2014, Walker’s approval among registered voters […] Read more »
What really happened in Maryland
For Democrats, election night 2014 offered a surfeit of unpleasant surprises. Perhaps most surprising of all was the outcome of Maryland’s gubernatorial race (disclosure: our firm was not involved). … The three public polls in October found Democrat Anthony Brown leading Republican Larry Hogan in the governor’s race by 7, […] Read more »
In Republican race for White House, Pence’s fortunes plummet sharply
… Ten days ago, the Indiana governor was seen as a possible dark-horse presidential candidate in 2016, the sort of guy who could appeal to social and fiscal conservatives, had ties to Washington, and/but was now a governor. Today Pence is radioactive, after botching the signing of Indiana’s religious freedom […] Read more »
The Trouble With Being Jeb
For some time, polls have found former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush with higher negative ratings than one might expect of someone who has never before run for president or, until recently, maintained a high national political profile. … While political reporters, activists, and aficionados may be quite well versed in, […] Read more »