From Whit Ayres and Jon McHenry’s opinion piece in Politico regarding an Electoral College tie: Fast-forward to the morning of Nov. 7. The votes are in and the unthinkable has happened. The Electoral College is tied 269-269. A deadlocked presidential election. Here’s one way it could happen: In addition to the core Republican states, Mitt...
North Star Opinion Research is pleased to join with Twitter, the Mellman Group, and Topsy in announcing the Twitter Political Index, or “Twindex.” Using Twitter’s “firehose” of data, Topsy has constructed an algorithm that places mentions of Mitt Romney and Barack Obama into context with the total conversation on Twitter. The Twindex is similar to...
Note: This post is also available on the Resurgent Republic website. The discussion of the “War on Women” between the Democratic and Republican camps in the last few months focuses in large part on perceptions of a gender gap for Republicans. Recent elections have traditionally shown a gender gap on both sides of the aisle,...
We are proud to announce that the American Association of Political Consultants has named North Star Opinion Research its 2012 Republican Pollster of the Year: Whit and his firm, North Star Opinion Research, founded Resurgent Republic with former RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie. Resurgent Republic conducts polling and focus groups for center-right political candidates and organizations. Through the use...
It happens time and time again: a business executive announces a campaign for governor or senator or president. They raise more money and spend more money than any of their competitors. And then they lose. What’s going on? Running a successful political campaign looks so easy to those who have never done it. Having worked...
Published on December 15, 2011 | Univision News | Dan Judy and Luke Frans Two-thirds of Latino voters supported President Obama in 2008. Yet based on recent public polling, including a Resurgent Republic survey in Florida, Colorado, and New Mexico, Obama’s support among Latinos has weakened. That opens the door for the eventual Republican presidential...
Resurgent Republic has noted the similarities between Independents and Republicans on a host of issues since our first poll in 2009. Conservatives have the upper hand with these voters for now, and the party best able to appeal to Independents in 2012 will win the White House and may well claim both chambers of Congress....
For several years, voters have looked at Washington and said, “Why can’t they do anything?” The easy answer is that partisan politics gets in the way. That’s the portrayal by the media. It’s certainly the picture painted by the President, notwithstanding the point that “We can’t wait” is a much weaker reelection mantra than “Morning...
Published on March 30, 2011 | Resurgent Republic | Jon McHenry Much of our most recent survey focused on budget issues. Two questions specifically touched on entitlements, and together make a powerful point about how conservatives can talk about entitlements while maintaining support among a majority of voters. The first question puts the conservative discussion...
