We conducted this unique research that gets a representative sample of key target groups to watch the President’s speech and do pre and post surveys. They include a lot of open-ended responses and items that get at values, emotions, and concerns about this polarized...
On behalf of PSG Consulting and the AFT, Democracy Corps on March 1, 2022, conducted online dial meter research during President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Speech. Here are a few of the key takeaways: Going into speech three quarters thought country on wrong...
Biden’s State of the Union lifted his approval a bit, as well as his favorability with voters. It was comparable to gains from the DNC and much better than Trump did at the beginning of 2018. Of course, the bounce could be momentary, but in the past, the direction of...
On behalf of the Voter Participation Center and the American Federation of Teachers, Democracy Corps conducted live dial-meter testing of the 2020 State of the Union address among the Rising American Electorate, white working-class women and...
Voters across the political spectrum reacted very favorably to President Obama’s focus on creating an economy “built to last” in his 2012 State of the Union address, according to dial tests and follow-up discussions with 50 swing voters in Denver,...
Dial testing and follow-up focus groups with 50 swing voters in Denver, Colorado show that President Obama’s populist defense of the middle class and their priorities in his State of the Union scored with voters.[1] The President generated strong responses...
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. Although a few sections received mixed reactions, following the speech, voters gave the President impressive assessments on...
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 powerful chord as he described his economic vision for the country. This was a difficult audience for Obama, yet his...
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 Address: focus on jobs and the economy and show how America is going to be economically successful again. This is not a nuanced...
