Democracy Corps
August, 2011

Creating a New Economic Narrative

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

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.

Voters Downgrade Washington

Friday, August 12th, 2011

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.

NYTimes: Stan Greenberg on Why Voters Tune Out Democrats

Monday, August 1st, 2011

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 [...]

July, 2011

Winning on a losing economy

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

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.

Independent Voters Flee Boehner, Congressional GOP

Friday, July 29th, 2011

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 [...]

Raising the Debt Limit: Key Points for the Final Week

Thursday, July 21st, 2011

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 [...]

June, 2011

June National Survey

Friday, June 24th, 2011

The latest poll conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner for Democracy Corps confirms recent political and economic trends. The survey was of 1000 likely 2012 voters conducted June 18-21, 2011. Margin of error: +/-3.1 percentage points unless otherwise noted.

Netroots Continue to Show Strong Support for President Obama

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research and Democracy Corps, in close partnership with Revolution Messaging, conducted a straw poll of progressive activists, journalists, and bloggers at the Netroots Nation conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This is the fourth year the straw poll has been conducted at the conference, the second time participants have been able to take the [...]

A Path to Democratic Ascendancy on the Economy

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

Finding a path to economic credibility is the Democrats’ biggest challenge – and this major new research study shows a path for Democrats to gain the ascendancy on the economy. [1] Current Democratic narratives fail to meet voters where they are and how they perceive and experience a very tough new economy.  Since 2009, two-thirds [...]

May, 2011

New York’s 26th is not Alone

Friday, May 27th, 2011

Republican leaders and conservative pundits have spun Democrat Kathy Hochul’s upset win in New York’s 26th Congressional District as exceptional – with peculiar ballot lines, Tea Party independents, quality of the candidates, and Democratic message discipline.  We concede: yard signs in Upstate New York did read “Save Medicare: Vote Hochul.”   But our national poll completed [...]