Heading into the final weeks before the midterm elections, Republican and Democratic voters are split not only over their candidate preferences, but also about the importance of key issues in the election. CONT. Pew Read more »
Fox News poll: GOP has advantage in upcoming midterm election
American voters disagree with President Obama that the economy is in better shape today than in 2008. Most are unhappy with ObamaCare. And optimism about the future of the country is down. With only 54 days until Election Day, these sentiments are pretty well baked into the cake — boosting […] Read more »
Can We Have a Fact-Based Conversation About End-of-Life Planning?
… The debate over end-of-life planning has largely been dormant since 2009, when the former Alaska governor Sarah Palin’s false claim that President Obama’s health care plan included a “death panel” spelled the end of a proposal for Medicare to reimburse doctors for voluntary end-of-life consultations with patients. … Unfortunately, […] Read more »
Democrats Have Plenty of Reasons to Dread November
… The Democrats whom I have talked and emailed with in recent weeks seem increasingly resigned to an ugly midterm election. Of course, it’s not likely to be the wipeout that 2010 was—after all, in the House, the best news for Democrats is that you can’t lose seats you don’t […] Read more »
How People Feel About Their Employer-Sponsored Health Plans
We’re still waiting to get really good information about how people who have bought health plans on the new state marketplaces are liking them. There’s some early polling evidence that people are happy to have coverage — but also some accounts that people are frustrated by small doctor networks and […] Read more »
Battleground 2014: The Stage Is Set for a Direction-Changing November Election
Ed Goeas & Brian Nienaber, The Tarrance Group As we enter the last sprint of this election cycle, Republicans are in position to make impressive gains this November. The GOP has intense and motivated supporters; the President’s image continues to hover at all-time lows; the political environment clearly favors Republicans; […] Read more »