New polling of Latino voters conducted by Latino Decisions for the Center for American Progress Action Fund finds Latino voters unequivocally want immigration reform to happen before the 2014 midterm elections. … With 49 percent of Latino voters indicating they have voted for Republican candidates in the past, there is […] Read more »
The Particular Challenges of Polling Hispanics
One of the thorniest issues in polling today is how to capture an accurate picture of the opinions of Latinos. Traditional telephone surveys have obvious limitations. Nearly 3 in 10 Hispanics in the United States do not speak English well, creating the need for Spanish-speaking interviewers and translators, and not […] Read more »
The Great White Hope
Three unlikely sources are providing qualified encouragement to Republicans who are either openly or covertly committed to a campaign strategy that focuses on white turnout, as opposed to seeking votes from Hispanics and African Americans. … These studies present a challenge to those who have declared that the Republican Party […] Read more »
For 2016 Hopefuls, Washington Experience Could Do More Harm than Good
As the 2016 presidential campaign begins to take shape, Washington experience has become less of a potential asset for those seeking the White House. A new national survey testing candidate traits finds that 30% would be less likely to support a candidate with “many years” of experience as an elected […] Read more »
Are Republicans Really Doomed Demographically?
Much of the debate about elections today revolves around the “Emerging Democratic Majority” thesis, taken from the 2002 book of the same name. The thesis is pretty straightforward: Because of demographic changes, the GOP is on a path toward irrelevance unless it can remake itself and appeal to the rising […] Read more »
The Big Reason Republicans Should Hope Jeb Bush Runs
Florida has been an afterthought in electoral politics over the last few cycles, but it is positioned to return to the forefront. No state looms larger as the Republican Party mulls its future. It’s not just because two of the party’s top presidential hopefuls — Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio […] Read more »