… The scope of the analytic research enabled it to pick up movements too small for traditional polls to perceive. … For the most part, however, the analytic tables demonstrated how stable the electorate was, and how predictable individual voters could be. Polls from the media and academic institutions may […] Read more »
Voters give both 2012, Obama mixed reviews
American voters are sharply divided over how things went this year, and they continue to give President Obama mixed reviews. Meanwhile, voters are almost twice as likely to say Obama will be one of the country’s “worst” presidents as to say he will be one of the “greatest,” according to […] Read more »
To Win in 2016, the GOP Must Modernize Its Campaigning Now
It’s often said that people aren’t as brilliant or talented as they seem when they win, or as dumb or inept as they seem when they lose. That should be kept in mind in any analysis of the 2012 general-election campaign. It’s easy to talk about how great and effective […] Read more »
Public wants compromise to avoid fiscal cliff
An overwhelming majority of Americans want Congress and the Obama White House to reach a deal featuring both tax increases and spending cuts to avert the so-called fiscal cliff, according to the latest national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. … The survey – conducted a month after November’s election – […] Read more »
The Hispanic Challenge and Opportunity for Republicans
Resurgent Republic and the Hispanic Leadership Network jointly surveyed Hispanics who voted in the 2012 Presidential election in four critical states: Florida, Colorado, Nevada, and New Mexico. The results make clear the size of the hole Republicans have dug among Hispanic voters over the past eight years. At a time […] Read more »
No one knows who Grover Norquist is — and 5 other takeaways from the Politico/GW poll
The 2012 election may be over but the Fix’s fascination with digging into the guts of polls continues on! With that in mind, we tore through the new Politico/George Washington University national poll and came up with six thoughts on the data. [cont.] Chris Cillizza, Washington Post Read more »