Project New America is releasing the results from a new Colorado survey among Presidential Surge Voters. … This poll reveals a hidden group of the electorate that many other public polls are not capturing because they are heavy cell phone users and didn’t vote in 2010. They could swing the […] Read more »
Black Vote Seen as Last Hope For Democrats to Hold Senate
The confidential memo from a former pollster for President Obama contained a blunt warning for Democrats. Written this month with an eye toward Election Day, it predicted “crushing Democratic losses across the country” if the party did not do more to get black voters to the polls. “African-American surge voters […] Read more »
Latino Voters and the 2014 Midterm Elections
A record 25.2 million Latinos are eligible to vote in the 2014 midterm elections, making up, for the first time, 11% of all eligible voters nationwide. But despite a growing national presence, in many states with close Senate and gubernatorial races this year, Latinos make up a smaller share of […] Read more »
Democratic Supporters Less Interested in Midterm
Democrats are carrying a significant weakness into the final weeks of the midterm campaign: Their supporters are less interested in the election than are Republican voters, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News/Annenberg survey finds. CONT. Reid Epstein, Wall Street Journal Read more »
Democrats Are Having More Trouble Keeping 2012 Voters
Democrats are struggling to maintain the support and enthusiasm of people who voted for President Obama, according to data from the RAND American Life Panel. … Obama’s 2012 voters are also less likely to turn out this year. CONT. Nate Cohn, New York Times Read more »
Voter Engagement Lower Than in 2010 and 2006 Midterms
Turnout in the midterm elections this fall could be lower than in the past two midterm elections, based on current voter engagement. On each of three indicators of voter engagement in midterm elections — how much thought Americans have given to them, their expressed motivation to vote, and their enthusiasm […] Read more »