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Republican-Obama Battleground Contested

Republican-Obama Battleground Contested

A new survey by Democracy Corps in 50 of the most competitive Republican-held Congressional districts – nearly all of which gave a majority to Obama in the last presidential election – shows the new Republican majority very much in play in 2012.[1] This...
Republican-Obama Battleground Contested

Congressional Battleground 2012

A new survey by Democracy Corps in 50 of the most competitive battleground Congressional districts – nearly all of which gave a majority to Obama in the last presidential election – shows the new Republican majority very much in play in 2012. The...

Winning the Budget Debate

The Republican assault on the budget is starting to lose the country – just as they unveil the scale of their cuts and the specific targets.  And this survey conducted by Democracy Corps shows how Democrats and progressives can best frame their budget message,...

1994=2010

November 2nd was a very bad day for Democrats – indeed, the worst since November 8, 1994 when Democrats lost their four-decade hold on the House of Representatives, control of the US Senate and 472 state legislative seats across the country. Newt Gingrich...

The Power of Messages to Close the Vote

The positive movement for Democrats in the congressional vote tracking has fallen back this week. Republicans hold a 5-point lead at 50 to 45 percent after a month of Democratic gains with the race narrowing to a 2-point margin last week, but importantly, the survey...

A Progressive Comeback?

Democracy Corps’s tracking this week and last week report a closing congressional vote.  Any movement at all in the Democratic direction is notable given the unprecedented disparity in independent campaign expenditure this cycle and continued disheartening...

Race Narrows with Further Message Clarity

It is three weeks to the election – and Democrats are in position to finish closer.  That is the possible ‘October Surprise’ we spotlighted last week.  For sure, the Democrats are still behind, in grueling race-by-race battles against...

October Surprise?

We are very close to believing that the 2010 election can move to a new place. Our latest poll shows the Democrats with a 6-point deficit–”and any shift will have a significant impact on the number of House seats and the hold on the Senate. This conclusion and...