Election news is awash in unreliable polling and pundit guesswork. But what if there were a better way to divine the will of the electorate? What if there was a “Magic Town” that dependably reflected the mood and preferences of the country as a whole? It’s a notion that has […] Read more »
5 takeaways from GOP voter focus group in Indiana
Indiana may not be hosting presidential debates or being wooed by the countless candidates, but some Hoosier voters recently got to make their voices heard in another way. A dozen Republican primary voters were probed about their views on the 2016 race in a focus group conducted Oct. 20 in […] Read more »
A Midwest Advantage for Scott Walker?
You can call it the Rust Belt or the Industrial Midwest if you like, but when presidential election time comes you should call it precious real estate. The seven states that hold the schools that comprised the old, pre-expansion Big Ten athletic conference – Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio […] Read more »
A Tale of Two Governors
In politics, you have two choices: you can get in front of a wave or get slammed by a wave. Earlier this spring we saw Indiana Governor Mike Pence get walloped by a wave of his own making with his poor roll-out – and even worse public defense of – […] Read more »
Preaching to The Choir: How Church Attendance Divides the Parties
Why were Republican legislative leaders in Arkansas and Indiana so blindsided by the backlash against their “religious-freedom” laws that critics view as a license to discriminate against gays? One reason may be that Republicans in many cases are now literally preaching to the choir: Republican partisans are much more likely […] 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 »