Twenty percent of Americans name unemployment or jobs as the most important problem facing the country in May, up from 14% who mentioned these issues in April. Dysfunctional government (19%) and the economy in general (17%) also rank among the top problems. CONT. Rebecca Riffkin, Gallup Read more »
Political TV Ads on Health Law Total $445M
A new analysis finds the nation’s health care overhaul deserves a place in advertising history as the focus of extraordinarily high spending on negative political TV ads that have gone largely unanswered by the law’s supporters. The report, released Friday by nonpartisan analysts Kantar Media CMAG, estimates that $445 million […] Read more »
Lesson for Poll Watchers: Why 2 Virginia Polls on Medicaid Expansion can’t be trusted
Is the expansion of Medicaid taking a turn for the worse? … The poll, conducted by Christopher Newport University’s Judy Ford Wason Center for Public Policy, found a majority opposed to expansion, 53% to 42%. Two months earlier, in February, the same poll reported majority support, 56% to 38%. That […] Read more »
Why G.O.P. Will Shift to Talking About Fixing the Heath-Care Law
In response to polling data showing that the Affordable Care Act has become more popular, a prominent Republican pollster said that he expected Republicans to change how they talked about the law. “After the primaries, expect a shift in Republican candidates’ rhetoric against Obamacare,” said Bill McInturff, a partner in […] Read more »
The Known Unknowns
… Ultimately, the two sides are counting on two very different things happening this fall. Republicans are counting on the national political environment to sweep the GOP to victory. … Democrats, meanwhile, are counting on making this an “all politics is local” election. … So, who’s right? No one can […] Read more »
ObamaCare as a punch line
… The entire culture has decided that ObamaCare, arguably the president’s signature “accomplishment,” is a complete joke. This has literally changed politics in this election cycle. Previously, I was worried that Republican primary candidates would — as they have for several cycles — butcher each other this year and spoil […] Read more »