A new pair of articles by The Democratic Strategist highlights Democracy Corps’ cutting edge and deeply innovative research and methodology. Andrew Levison of the Democratic Strategist reports: Every serious observer and participant in the formulation of Democratic political strategy is familiar with the work of Democracy Corps – the polling and strategy organization founded by [...]
The Democracy Corps-Campaign for America’s Future straw poll of Take Back the American Dream conference participants found strong support for President Obama and the jobs bill but also reveals a strong desire to go further and strong support for independent action. Almost one-quarter of attendees took the survey, which was administered via iPad, laptop, and [...]
The most recent CNN/ORC International survey finds that “The public’s trust in the federal government has dropped to an all-time low… Just 15 percent of Americans now say they trust the government to do what’s right just about always or most of the time.” This figure is down 10 points since last year. This underscores what Stan [...]
The latest Democracy Corps survey of the Republican House battleground seats confirms that 2012 will be an explosive year. These Republicans swept into Washington on the tide of a change wave but are now facing what could be a change election with an even higher wave, and these seats are anything but secure. The difference from the last three elections is that this wave seems to be threatening everything in its path.
Regaining the support of the Rising American Electorate —unmarried women, people of color, and younger voters— and motivating these voters to turn out is crucial for President Obama’s reelection and congressional victories in 2012 among those who support an agenda for economic recovery for the middle class.
A new survey by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research for Democracy Corps reveals voters’ growing anger with Washington. This survey fielded at a unique time—just as Standard and Poor’s announced its credit rating downgrade. As a result, these results capture the immediate reactions of American voters—and their initial backlash against Congressional Republicans in particular and Washington in general.
BARACK OBAMA can’t catch a break from the American public on the economy, even though he prevented a depression and saved global capitalism. Perhaps the president finds solace in knowing he’s not alone. During this period of economic crisis and uncertainty, voters are generally turning to conservative and right-wing political parties, most notably in Europe [...]
This special web survey and experimental exercise produces a powerful economic message framework for the President and Democrats in Congress. These messages significantly shift which party voters trust to address the economy and spending, which party is on your side and will bring the right kind of change, and shifts perceptions of the President on key attributes. The right framework shifts the vote for Congress and for president in favor of the Democrats. Progressives are not powerless in the face of this troubled economy.
A national web survey conducted this week by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner on behalf of Democracy Corps, shows that Independent voters do not trust House Speaker John Boehner and the Congressional Republicans on the debt ceiling and budget deficit debate. These swing voters are tuned in and paying close attention to the debt ceiling debate in [...]
We just want to underscore recommendations that we offered earlier on strongest messaging in the debt-ceiling debate – both for independent swing voters and the broad progressive base. These points move the needle.1 In this e-alert, we will only highlight what works and for whom. Most Important Point: the government will not be able to [...]
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