The 2021 California gubernatorial recall election is in the final stretch, and there is a clear trend in the data. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s position (i.e. the “no” option on the recall) is strengthening significantly. While there are a few gubernatorial elections featuring a polling error as large as Newsom’s […] Read more »
Unprecedented Texas Abortion Law Meets Long-Term Public Opinion
How does Texas’s new, controversial abortion ban align with Americans’ views on the procedure? Also, why is it so tricky to poll in California? It’s a timely question with Governor Gavin Newsom facing a special recall election next week. Marist Poll Read more »
CNN launches new polling methodology
The landscape of political polling is changing, and so too is the way CNN carries out its polls. Beginning with Friday’s newly released CNN poll conducted by SSRS, the network is implementing a new methodology for measuring public opinion. The new approach relies on both online and telephone interviews, allowing […] Read more »
Analysis of Polls Finds Majorities Support 28 Proposals in Budget Reconciliation Plan
In a comprehensive analysis of polls on major proposals in the proposed reconciliation budget—related to health care, the environment, education, safety net programs and more—all 28 receive majority support, in most cases large majorities. For all proposals, this includes majorities of Democrats and independents. Among Republicans, majorities support 14 of […] Read more »
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… Readers are constantly challenged to be discriminating when considering the information presented to them. That includes our own polling, certainly. But it is critical to consider who is polling on a subject and why they’re asking when a poll is sourced to a third-party group. Objective polling can illuminate […] Read more »
Intensity of Opposition to Biden Rises, Solid Support Drops in August
There’s been a lot of focus lately on President Biden’s sagging approval ratings. After a pretty steady (and positive) six months, Biden’s overall job approval ratings slid over the summer — especially August. … But, what should be more worrisome for Biden (and Democrats overall), is that the intensity of […] Read more »