Tag Archives: Polls

Note to American People: Republicans Hold State Office, Too

Interesting results from the new Washington Post ABC News poll: Just 23% of Americans believe the Republican Party is “in touch with the concerns of most people in the United States today,” while 70% believe that it is “out of … Continue reading
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Frustrating Poll of the Day

Ugh. A majority of voters believe President Obama has been no better than his immediate predecessor, President George W. Bush, when it comes to balancing national security with the protection of civil liberties, according to a new poll for The … Continue reading
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Here’s Another Reason Why Gun Control Always Loses

The NRA controls the narrative. For example: A new Quinnipac poll finds that an astonishing 92% of Americans, including 89% of Republicans, support requiring a background check for all would be gun buyers. Fifty-six percent support banning assault weapons and … Continue reading
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Chris Christie: The Next Democratic President

Stop it, people. He’s not your friend! A new Public Policy Polling survey shows New Jersey Gov. Chris Chrisitie (R) is now actually more popular with Democrats nationally than he is with Republicans. Christie’s overall favorability is 51% to 23%, … Continue reading

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Tea Party Support Falls to Record Low

And it was never all that huge in the first place — loud as hell, but not huge. The Republican Party made the mistake of confusing the two things. According to a new Rasmussen poll released Monday, the Tea Party … Continue reading

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Americans Are Frighteningly Clueless on the Deficit

I blame the media for the results of this poll showing that people don’t understand the fiscal cliff or the deficit. In my experience, they’re far more clueless on the deficit and don’t know the difference between the deficit and … Continue reading

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The Crazy Base Won’t Let the Republican Party Change

My Wednesday column and the crazy results of a new PPP poll: In the wake of the election, there’s no doubt that the Republican Party leadership is capable of making some adjustments to re-brand itself. There are plenty of ways … Continue reading

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Former Romney Adviser Dan Senor Still Delusional

Dan Senor, one of Romney’s neocon foreign policy advisers, thinks there’s a “systemic” crisis with presidential polls. You know, because two or three of them were wrong. There’s “some kind of systemic crisis today in the world of polling,” Senor … Continue reading

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Get Your Ass to the Polls…

…or else this will never happen: Dave Wissing notes that if final polls from The Economist/YouGov are correct, President Obama will win 303 electoral votes. The final Reuters/Ipsos polls suggest Obama will win 294 electoral votes. The final Public Policy … Continue reading

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Obama Nearly Regains Pre-First-Debate Poll Average

No, national poll averages aren’t as important as the state-by-state averages, other than as a predictor of the popular vote, but I thought it was worth noting that the president has almost entirely regained his pre-first-debate average per TPM’s Polltracker. … Continue reading

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