Dial testing and follow-up focus groups with 44 swing voters in Denver, Colorado show that President Obama’s second term agenda—expressed...
Rewriting the Rules of the Economy
Messaging and policies at the edge of the fiscal cliff
We are releasing today Democracy Corps' results for addressing the fiscal cliff and policies and messages that get the country to the best...
Engaging the Big Economic Issues Ahead
The public mood on the macro economy and job market ticked up just before people were voting on Election Day, driven by increased optimism,...
The Election, Economy, and Policy Implications
These observations about the economy and election are based primarily on a new election night survey conducted for the Economy Media Project —...
Obama closing on progress or future
Unique web test says, would you believe, ‘both’ With the election campaign reaching the eve of the last debate, President Obama has talked...
James Carville and Stan Greenberg: The big things that Obama can get done at his convention
This is a close presidential race where President Obama and the Democrats still need a good convention to get momentum and define the choice...
Impacting the Big Economic Argument
These graphs analyze results from a national web survey of likely 2012 voters. Â This experiment tested videos of nationally-recognized...
Shifting the Economic Narrative
What is clear from this fresh look at public consciousness on the economy is how difficult this period has been for both non-college-educated...
Mixed Economic Message
The President and the Democrats are indeed doing very well at the outset of 2012, and the Republicans are doing pitifully. They are not...
State of the Union 2012: ‘Built to Last’
Voters across the political spectrum reacted very favorably to President Obama's focus on creating an economy “built to last" in his 2012...
President Obama Scores With Middle Class Message
Dial testing and follow-up focus groups with 50 swing voters in Denver, Colorado show that President Obama's populist defense of the middle...
Seizing the New Progressive Common Ground
The new progressive coalition shared an antipathy toward George W. Bush and his worldview, opposition to the Iraq War, and frustration with...
Winning the Economic Argument
The economic outlook could not be darker or more important. Voters' economic mood and judgments about the leaders and parties on the economy...
Creating a New Economic Narrative
Regaining the support of the Rising American Electorate - unmarried women, people of color, and younger voters - and motivating...
Winning on a losing economy
This special web survey and experimental exercise produces a powerful economic message framework for the President and Democrats in Congress....
A Path to Democratic Ascendancy on the Economy
Finding a path to economic credibility is the Democrats' biggest challenge - and this major new research study shows a path for Democrats to...
The Economic Narrative in Obama’s 2011 State of the Union Address
President Obama's 2011 State of the Union, for the most part, struck a powerful chord as he described his economic vision for the country....
2011 State of the Union
Dial testing and follow-up discussions with 50 swing voters in Denver, Colorado showed that President Obama's 2011 State of the Union struck a...
It’s jobs, stupid.
The voters have a clear and dramatic message for the new Republicans in Congress and the President on the eve of his State of the Union...
AN ALERT: Changing the Framework and Outcome in 2010
The 2010 election campaign could not be more daunting, but we believe Democratic congressional candidates can move these races in the final...