However, polls of "likely voters" have consistently shown higher disapproval ratings for the [...]
However, polls of "likely voters" have consistently shown higher disapproval ratings for the [...]
The standing of American presidents in the polls has long been an every-day story in the national press. As the numbers creep up or down hand wringing about the loss or gain of influence fills the op-ed pages and the cable news airwaves. That a president's approval [...] 
Sorry for the lack of posting, I’m trying to manage 2-3 people on 3 or more projects at once…including myself…not that I am complaining about having work, mind you, but it puts a crimp in my blogging lifestyle.
Have you headed out to the polls? What [...]
Chelmsford is joining the long list [...]
Yesterday I reported that internal polls of different candidates in the US Senate race seemed to be saying very different things. Today I can update that, but the discrepancy still remains.
Tom Kiley, pollster for Michael Capuano, and Celinda Lake, pollster for Martha Coakley, both confirmed for me today what [...]
...for anyone wondering what's going on inside my tiny, cramped little brain...
--I thought President Obama's address last night seemed quite effective, and I'd bet that polls show a bump in public support for his handling of Afghanistan. That, and Joe Biden, might help keep Congressional liberals calm about it. Maybe.
--It's [...]
I tend to be skeptical of Rasmussen polls, but here goes... of likely Dem primary voters:
Coakley 36%
Capuano 21%
Khazei 14%
Pagliuca 14%
Other 5%
Not sure 10%
OK, for starters, what "other"? But moving on....
For those who read my most recent column and are wondering if Coakley is Niki Tsongas redux -- never gaining [...]
When the government proposes a major program, one expects a meaningful national consensus behind it. I neither see nor sense any national consensus behind a government takeover of medical care. Quite the opposite, and the polls agree with my impression.
Watch this video at Gateway [...]
Via a comment at BMG, I read a blog post showcasing the true numbers in the Senate race. While all the news outlets talk about the double digit lead Coakley enjoys, they fail to mention that a scant 21% of people have made up their minds about who [...]
