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Republicans’ midterm voting enthusiasm tops prior years

Published on June 21, 2010 in Uncategorized by Peter Schorsch

An average of 59% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents have said they are more enthusiastic than usual about voting this year compared with past elections, the highest average Gallup has found in a midterm election year for either party since the question was first asked in 1994. The prior high for a party group was 50% more enthusiastic for Democrats in 2006, which is the only one of the last five midterm election years in which Democrats have had an…

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Republicans’ midterm voting enthusiasm tops prior years

Published on June 21, 2010 in Uncategorized by Peter Schorsch

An average of 59% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents have said they are more enthusiastic than usual about voting this year compared with past elections, the highest average Gallup has found in a midterm election year for either party since the question was first asked in 1994. The prior high for a party group was 50% more enthusiastic for Democrats in 2006, which is the only one of the last five midterm election years in which Democrats have had an…

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Polls: Obama’s approval holds around 50%, higher than Reagan’s 45% in May ‘82

Published on May 15, 2010 in Uncategorized by Peter Schorsch

Gallup: Obama’s 50 percent approval average among all Americans for the week ending May 9 continues an extended run of stable ratings for him. Since mid-November, Obama’s approval ratings have narrowly ranged between 47 percent and 51 percent … Although his second-year ratings have been highly stable, he is on pace to follow most other presidents in seeing a significant drop from his first-year to his second-year average. Obama averaged 57 percent approval his first year in office — mainly…

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New Gallup poll labels Florida ‘leaning Democratic’– tell that to Republican Governor and Republican Legislature

Published on February 1, 2010 in Statewide by Peter Schorsch

According to a new Gallup survey of each states’ residents’ stated political affiliations, Florida is among 10 states considered to be Democratic leaning, in which the state’s Democratic supporters outnumber Republican supporters by at least 5 percentage points but less than 10 points. Florida is “Democratic leaning”??? Tell that to the Republican Governor and to the Republican US Senator, tell that to the Republican candidate for Governor who is leading the Democrat by 11 points, tell that to the two…

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New Gallup poll labels Florida ‘leaning Democratic’ — tell that to Republican Governor and Republican Legislature

Published on February 1, 2010 in Statewide by Peter Schorsch

According to a new Gallup survey of each states’ residents’ stated political affiliations, Florida is among 10 states considered to be Democratic leaning, in which the state’s Democratic supporters outnumber Republican supporters by at least 5 percentage points but less than 10 points. Florida is “Democratic leaning”??? Tell that to the Republican Governor and to the Republican U.S. Senator, tell that to the Republican candidate for Governor who is leading the Democrat by 11 points, tell that to the two…

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