… Over the last decade, almost entirely out of view, campaigns have modernized their techniques in such a way that nearly every member of the political press now lacks the specialized expertise to interpret what’s going on. Campaign professionals have developed a new conceptual framework for understanding what moves votes. […] Read more »
Persuadable Voters
One in four registered voters may be persuadable in the 2012 presidential election – rich pickings if either Barack Obama or newly minted GOP nominee Mitt Romney can win their support. … This evaluation uses a method of identifying persuadable voters based on a model of anxiety and information-gathering developed […] Read more »
Ryan Speech Shows GOP Strategy On Medicare
… Despite Republican efforts to sell the Ryan plan since his selection, an ABC News/Washington Post survey this week found that white seniors opposed his approach by nearly 2-to-1. … But Obama’s health care law has also consistently faced enormous resistance from older whites. … As these competing anxieties collide, […] Read more »
5 Things the Polls Tell Us about Paul Ryan
On the eve of Ryan’s speech at the Republican National Convention, here is a recap of several key findings. [cont.] John Sides, George Washington U. See also, at PollingReport.com: Paul Ryan | Medicare Read more »
Americans Split on Paul Ryan; One in Four Have No Opinion
Americans have mixed views of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, who will be confirmed as the GOP’s vice presidential nominee on Wednesday night, with 38% saying their opinion is favorable, and 36% saying it is unfavorable. … Republicans’ views of Ryan heading into his convention speech are overwhelmingly positive, with 73% […] Read more »
Paul Ryan in a Word: ‘Conservative,’ ‘Intelligent’
As Paul Ryan prepares to accept his nomination as the GOP’s vice presidential candidate, the American public has a mixed impression of him. When asked what one word comes to mind when thinking about Ryan, the most frequent responses are conservative, intelligent, good, unknown, and young. [cont.] Pew Read more »