About this time in every presidential nomination contest there is talk of a brokered convention. As if on cue, we’re hearing it again. The thought of such a convention races the hearts of political junkies everywhere. It conjures the image of ...
Electability is Joe Biden’s calling card. Without that perceived advantage, his viability as a presidential candidate crumbles...While electability can be a powerful force––it helped George W. Bush, John Kerry and John McCain win nominations–...
Modern communication campaigns require customizing communication strategies for different target audiences. Elite audiences, professionals engaged in key decision making or with high awareness of industry developments are important target audiences f...
Before launching a marketing, public relations, or public affairs campaign, conducting an analysis of news media and social can provide valuable insights that help make the campaign more effective. We call this review a media audit. What is a Med...
Certus Insights has compiled an in-depth report that reviews the major trends on public attitudes toward the impeachment inquiry, including the latest polling numbers, trends in attitudes since the inquiry announcement, an overview of partisan attitu...
A new CBS/YouGov poll of Democratic Primary voters in all early voting states (states voting through Super Tuesday) shows Warren leading with 31% support, Biden following with 25%, and Sanders at 17%....
A new surveyof Americans finds that corporate social responsibility is important to the buying decisions of many consumers, but that there is skepticism about the sincerity of these efforts. Seventy percent of consumers want to know what the brand...
(WASHINGTON, DC)-----Americans are split on whether Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide or was murdered, but they have clear ideas about how he committed suicide or why he was killed. Despite reports that Epstein took his own life, nearly as many U.S....
Last night’s debate presented two competing visions for the Democratic Party––one is a pragmatic center-left vision focused on beating Donald Trump. The other is a big-ideas progressive left vision focused on changing the country. Bern...
Abortion could be a major factor in 2020 election, but media conversation is largely event-driven- A recent Monmouth poll found that a third of adults nationwide say the issue of abortion is either “very important” or the “most important” iss...
On Sunday, President Trump Tweeted that progressive congresswomen should "go back" and try to fix the "crime infested places" they "originally came from." I ran some analysis on the media coverage of the event from Sunday through this evening. I foun...
Candidates who helped themselves to some degree last night: Kamala Harris: She was the only candidate who clearly helped herself. Post-debate punditry was gushing in praise of her. She had the energy and the most applause lines. Her prosecutorial ex...
39% of voters say they are confident in Donald Trump's ability to deal wisely with an international crisis, while 55% say they are uneasy about his approach. This is not good news for Trump––even though 44% approve of his overall job performance (based on today's...
A majority of voters disapprove of Trump's handling of Iran. 8% of Democrats, 39% of independents and 87% of Republicans approve of Trump’s handling of Iran. This poll was mostly completed before Iran’s retaliatory actions had been announced last night…. In this sounding, there...
At the risk of getting ahead of ourselves, here’s a national poll of Republicans showing who they would consider in the 2024 race for the party’s presidential nomination. As you can see, Pence leads the GOP field. But, when you add the combined support...
Biden is back in the game in Iowa, tying Sanders and Buttigieg for first place in this new survey. The poll also finds only 31% of voters say they’ve definitely made up their minds––which means two-thirds of the electorate could still shift…. Safe or exciting?...
Do you believe the U.S. Senate will or will not conduct a fair and unbiased trial of Donald Trump? Will conduct a fair and unbiased trial: 37% Will not conduct a fair and unbiased trial: 47% Not sure: 16% RON’S COMMENT: Most voters do not think...
49% of Democrats, 49% of independents and 59% of Republicans say the 2010s were a good decade. While 69% of voters say it was a good decade for them and their families, 63% say the United States became less respected in the world, 39% say...
About this time in every presidential nomination contest there is talk of a brokered convention. As if on cue, we’re hearing it again. The thought of such a convention races the hearts of political junkies everywhere. It conjures the image of power brokers deciding...
This poll has three Democrats leading Trump by modest to slight margins. Biden continues to do best. Note in the polling that Trump does not exceed the 46% he received in the actual 2016 election. The following internals show voter group support for each candidate: ...
No losers last night. All of the candidates gave the debate their best. Amy Klobuchar, who is showing a little life in some polls, helped herself the most. She stood out more than usual. Let’s watch her standing in Iowa. This was Joe Biden’s best debate....
I'm going to list people who have said they will run for president. For each one, please tell me whether that person is someone you would (a) be enthusiastic about, (b) be comfortable with, (c) have some reservations about, or (d) be very uncomfortable with....