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PA and IL GOP 2012 Poll August 20, 2010
Pennsylvania Republicans aren't real enthused about a potential 2012 Rick Santorum Presidential bid. The GOP field is close in both states.
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PA and IL Miscellaneous Poll August 19, 2010
President Obama doesn't look to be an asset for Democratic candidates in Illinois or Pennsylvania. Republicans lead the generic ballot in PA, while Democrats have the edge in IL.
Pennsylvania Governor Poll August 18, 2010
Republican Tom Corbett has a 13 point lead. Democrat Dan Onorato's chances probably aren't being helped by the 27% approval rating of outgoing Governor Ed Rendell.
Illinois Governor Poll August 18, 2010
Pat Quinn has a 23% approval rating and that goes a long way toward explaining Republican Bill Brady's 9 point lead in the race.
Illinois Senate Poll August 17, 2010
Alexi Giannoulias is still holding onto a two point lead over Mark Kirk, with the Green Party candidate pulling 9%.
Pennsylvania Senate Poll August 17, 2010
Pat Toomey has moved ahead of Joe Sestak in the Pennsylvania Senate race, thanks in no small part to Barack Obama's approval rating in the state dropping to 40%.
2012 Republican President Poll August 16, 2010
All four of the leading 2012 GOP Presidential contenders are within two points of each other on our newest poll.
National Generic Ballot/Gay Marriage Poll August 13, 2010
Americans continue to oppose gay marriage and are leaning toward supporting GOP candidates for Congress this fall.
2012 Presidential Poll August 12, 2010
Barack Obama leads all of his top potential Republican foes for 2012, and Ron Paul would get double digits as an independent candidate.
Colorado Governor Poll August 11, 2010
John Hickenlooper is strongly favored to keep the Colorado Governor's office in Democratic hands.
National Obama Approval Poll August 11, 2010
Voters who think Barack Obama's doing a good job say he reminds them of Bill Clinton while those who don't say he brings to mind Jimmy Carter.
Colorado Senate Poll August 10, 2010
Michael Bennet would start out with the lead against both Republican candidates if he won tonight's primary, while Andrew Romanoff is basically tied with both Jane Norton and Ken Buck.
Colorado Primaries Poll August 9, 2010
Michael Bennet, Jane Norton, and Scott McInnis all hold small leads the day before the Colorado primary.
Washington Senate 2012 Poll August 5, 2010
Maria Cantwell has better approval numbers than Patty Murray and leads a couple hypothetical Republican opponents by solid margins.
North Carolina Drilling Poll August 5, 2010
A majority of North Carolinians are back to supporting offshore drilling, a month after a plurality opposed it for the first time in our polling.
Washington Miscellaneous Survey August 4, 2010
Washington voters are evenly divided on an income tax, down on Christine Gregoire, up on Gary Locke and Rob McKenna, and don't like the health care bill or repealing it.
North Carolina 2012 DNC Survey August 4, 2010
North Carolinians are strongly supportive of bringing the 2012 Democratic convention to the state.
Washington Senate Poll August 3, 2010
Patty Murray leads Dino Rossi 49-46. Rossi is well ahead of the other Republicans running in the primary.
North Carolina Senate Poll August 3, 2010
Richard Burr's approval numbers have hit a record low in PPP polling, but he does continue to lead Elaine Marshall by 2 points.
New Hampshire Governor Poll July 29, 2010
John Lynch's approval rating is over 50% and he leads his GOP opponents by anywhere from 17 to 24 points.
California Past Governors Poll July 29, 2010
Californians say they'd rather have Gray Davis than Arnold Schwarzenegger as their Governor- and that Ronald Reagan is their favorite of the last 40 years.
New Hampshire GOP Primary Poll July 28, 2010
Kelly Ayotte has an overwhelming lead for the Senate nomination, while Mitt Romney is the early favorite for the all important 2012 Presidential primary.
California Governor Poll July 28, 2010
The good news for Jerry Brown is that he has a six point lead. The bad news is that's down from 12 on PPP's previous poll of the race.
California Senate Poll July 27, 2010
Barbara Boxer has expanded her lead over Carly Fiorina to 9 points after being ahead by only 3 in PPP's previous poll of the state.
New Hampshire Senate Poll July 27, 2010
Paul Hodes has pulled to within 3 points of Kelly Ayotte, the closest the race has been in any public polling so far in 2010.
California Marijuana Poll July 26, 2010
A majority of Californians support the legalization and regulation of Marijuana. |
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Breaking down the North Carolina primary results: Elaine Marshall will be favored in a runoff, but the turnout numbers don't bode well for Democrats this fall.
Could Joe Sestak prove to be a stronger general candidate for Democrats in Pennsylvania than Arlen Specter? We looked at why he might be.
Why Charlie Crist's running as an independent is good for Republicans and bad for Democrats.
The numbers on enthusiasm in PA-12, with an important special election upcoming, are similar to what we saw in Virginia last fall. Not a good sign for Democrats.
We talked the politics of health care with Reuters and explained why Barack Obama's not likely to get much of an approval bump.
Democrats are likely to lose a Senate seat or Governorship they currently hold in pretty much every Big Ten state right now.
With voters even more disgusted than usual with both political parties right now, the time really seems ripe for a third party movement to take hold.
Will the South be a strong region for Sarah Palin in 2012? Our early polling suggests no.
Bill Richardson whacked us for showing him with a poor approval rating. We were the most accurate pollster in New Mexico in 2008.
Debra Medina and Patrick Hughes' performances in Texas and Illinois respectively show that Tea Party candidates will only go so far without more funding.
We talked to NBC 17 about the tough election year emerging for Democrats.
We ranked the most vulnerable Republican Senators in the country for this fall.
Do Duke and UNC really hate each other? The N&O covered our poll suggesting the answer is no.
Bill O'Reilly talked about our poll numbers with Jon Stewart, the New York Times wrote about it.
Polling continues to show difficulty for Democrats in the Mountain West.
We blogged about the national implications of the Illinois primary and discussed them with USA Today.
The success of Tea Party candidate Debra Medina in Texas seems to be rooted more in anti-establishment sentiment than anything ideological.
Politico named us one of the 'winners' of the Massachusetts Senate election for our pinpoint polling of the race.
Our takeaways from the Massachusetts results.
Why Beau Biden's decision not to run in Delaware may not be the end of the world for Democrats.
We wrote about the possible implications of the Massachusetts Senate race for North Carolina...the Charlotte Observer followed up.
We talked health care with the Wall Street Journal.
Republican voters seem pretty forgiving of politicians who cheat on their wives...so long as they're Republicans.
USA Today cited our low approval numbers on Governors in the winners and losers of 2009, we expanded on trends in their ratings.
Reuters, Bloomberg, The Hill, and the Hartford Courant all covered our numbers showing Chris Dodd's retirement made the Connecticut Senate seat safe for Democrats.
PPP made it into Roy Williams' autobiography.
Tom Jensen talked to Los Angeles NPR about the California political landscape.
The 'Black Tuesday' messaging about recent Democratic retirements ignores the fact that the party came out ahead on those exits.
Dean Debnam talked to CNBC about the politics of health care.
Richard Burr continues to looks like the most vulnerable incumbent Republican Senator. We talked to News 14 about it.
People who are already supporting the impeachment of Barack Obama love Sarah Palin.
The Weekly Standard used our numbers to look at Blanche Lincoln's current standing. We think she's the most vulnerable incumbent in the country.
'Values' voters in South Carolina much more charitable toward Mark Sanford than the population at large.
The Wilmington News-Journal did a story on our polls showing falling approval ratings for the state's Democratic leaders.
Why Harry Reid's current political position might be a little bit better than the polls suggest.
We wrote about why Cory Booker looks like a strong candidate for Governor of New Jersey in 2013, the Newark Star-Ledger did a story on it.
We talked to NPR in St. Louis about the close race to be Missouri's next Senator.
Republicans were successful in New Jersey and Virginia this fall because they won a huge share of the independent vote, and our polling on the 2010 elections continues to show them holding a big advantage with that group.
Why are Republicans still obsessed with Ronald Reagan? Probably because he's the party's most popular politician, even 5 years after his death and 20 years after he left office.
Mitt Romney's popularity with Republican voters has been spiraling down over the course of 2009.
The 2009 election cycle was another good one for PPP and automated polls. Taegan Goddard of Political Wire commented on the superior accuracy of IVR polls in New Jersey, and Stuart Rothenberg acknowledged PPP's accuracy in polling both Gubernatorial contests. |