All Eyes On Maine And North Carolina Senate Races
As we approach next year’s midterm elections, Maine and North Carolina are the critical Senate seats for Republicans to hold. Will 2026 be the year that GOP incumbents Susan Collins and Thom Tillis pull it off again? To help answer this question, we are looking at election takeaways from those 2020 Senate races and what […]
Expectations of Automation
As tariffs send shockwaves through the global economy, one of the areas of policy debate is about the future of manufacturing jobs. Tariff advocates want to see those jobs brought back to the US, while many tariff critics say many of those jobs could be automated so the negative impact to the rest of the […]
How Much Running Room Is There On Tariffs?
In our latest survey for Winning the Issues (April 8-10), we looked at where people were in determining their views about tariffs. As the global markets have been in chaos, have voters already formed conclusions about the efficacy of tariffs, or are they still evaluating? Among the overall electorate, views are already taking shape that […]
Three Things We Are Seeing In Our New Survey Data On Tariffs
Tariffs have rocked the markets this week, and we are nowhere close to a resolution. From our new survey for Winning the Issues (April 8-10), here are three things we are seeing so far: 1. The economic impact is widely felt. One of the rationales of the White House has been that Wall Street and the wealthy […]
Tuesday’s Special Elections In Context
As we watched Tuesday’s coverage of the special election, it seemed that the media was poised for the storyline that Democrats are back. The Wisconsin Supreme Court win was a plus for Democrats, but it is hardly a sign that Democrats’ problems are behind them. As Republicans have learned the hard way, Democrats should beware […]
Tax Tools #1 – Brief Overview of Tax Research
This is a summary of key findings from research on the US fiscal outlook and tax policy debate. Findings are based on a survey fielded January 7-10 of 1200 registered voters. It also draws on findings from a series of recent focus group listening sessions conducted by the Winston Group. Among voters who said they […]
Tax Tools #2 – Inflation and Personal Outcomes From Tax Policy
This is a brief summary of findings about inflation and most important personal outcomes from tax policy based on recent listening sessions with voters, and the January 7-10 survey of 1200 voters. Outlook on the Economy and Inflation Outlook on the economy is negative among voters overall (28-55 right direction-wrong track). Inflation was a top […]
Tax Tools #3 – Views About The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act
This is a brief summary of findings about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act with a look at statements about the bill and voter impact of seeing the tax provisions. Findings are based on recent listening sessions with voters, and the January 7-10 survey of 1200 voters. Key Takeaways Views Of TCJA The initial view […]
Tax Tools #4 – Government Spending Versus Tax Revenue
This is a brief summary of findings about government spending and revenue with a look at how voters evaluate tax increases and spending cuts as debt solutions. The research is based on recent listening sessions with voters and the January 7-10 survey of 1200 voters. Key Takeaways Spending and Revenue Generally speaking, voters found statements […]
Tax Tools #5 – Beliefs About The Debt And Deficit
This is a brief summary of findings about the US fiscal outlook and the electorate’s beliefs about the national deficit and debt. Findings are based on recent listening sessions with voters, and the January 7-10 survey of 1200 voters. Statements about debt/deficit were believable to voters. The chart below shows belief statements ranked highest to […]