Ruy Teixeira’s latest
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In this edition of Public Opinion Watch:
Change Constituency Continues to Grow Economic Pessimism Shows No Signs of Lifting Youth Tilt Progressive
Change Constituency Continues to Grow
SurveyUSA recently released a set of fifty statewide surveys that show just how large the constituency for change is becoming. In each state, these surveys asked “In general, do you think the country is headed in the right direction or wrong direction?” When combined and weighted by population, these surveys indicate that, nationwide, just 29 percent of adults think the country is going in the right direction and 66 percent think it is going in the wrong direction. But it is the state-by-state results that provide the really interesting findings. More…
Economic Pessimism Shows No Signs of Lifting
Economic pessimism has reached rather extraordinary levels in the last couple of months. And that pessimism shows no signs of lifting. Here are the latest data from Gallup on the public’s view of the economy: More…
Youth Tilt Progressive
I have written often about the progressive leanings of young adults, particularly those aged 18 to 24. The latest Greenberg Quinlan Rosner (GQR)/Polimetrix Youth Monitor poll provides fresh evidence of these leanings. More…