by Thomas Mills | Feb 28, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Polling |
Last week, Elon University released one of the more interesting and informative polls for political nerds like me. They tested North Carolinians political knowledge. They asked people if they could identify their elected officials, which party controls the...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 24, 2018 | 2018 elections, Ads, North Carolina, Polling |
Public Policy Polling released its first North Carolina poll of the year. Like polls around the country, it’s full of warning signs for Republicans. While the cycle is just beginning, the GOP faces some strong headwinds. Donald Trump’s favorability rating is a little...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 22, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Polling |
The government shutdown this weekend has everybody pointing fingers. Democrats blame Republicans and Donald Trump. Republicans claim Democrats put the needs of people who aren’t even citizens above the needs of those who are. A series of polls left plenty of spin for...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 6, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Poll Analysis, Polling |
Republicans claiming victory over the imminent passage of their tax bill should understand the limits of that victory. They got a policy victory, not a political one. They haven’t done anything that will assuage the voters’ dissatisfaction with Congress. According to...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 17, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Polling |
A new CNN poll shows the political environment getting tougher for Republicans as we head into the final months of 2017. On the generic ballot, Democrats hold a 51% to 37% advantage. Donald Trump is underwater by 20 points with only 37% approving of the way he’s...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 10, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Poll Analysis, Polling |
A series of recent polls show a surly electorate in North Carolina. They don’t like Donald Trump and they think the country is heading in the wrong direction. That’s bad news for incumbents, the majority of whom are Republicans. According to polls by Elon University,...
