Wilson Perkins Allen wins “Pollie” for Cruz for Senate (R-TX) polling
WPA’s Adaptive Sampling and Predictive Analytics key to 2012 success WASHINGTON, DC—The American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) has awarded a “Pollie” to Wilson Perkins Allen Opinion Research (WPA) for the firm’s work on behalf of Ted Cruz for U.S. Senate 2012. The Pollie for WPA’s Adaptive Sampling and Predictive Analytics methodologies allowed the firm [...]
‘Tis the Season (for lots of polling)
We’re now on the virtual eve of the Iowa caucuses and the busy season for the early contests in the Presidential nominating process in 2012. You’ll be seeing a lot of polls over the coming days and weeks and many will give you wildly different results. Just in the last week we’ve seen polls either [...]
An Exercise in Intentions: What the Congressional Committee targets tell us about 2012.
The DCCC has released its first list of targeted races for 2012. The NRCC has also announced some seats targeted for pick-ups. To most people these are just be a bunch of names that they have never heard of, but the target lists give us an insight into what smart people at the two committees [...]
In (some) defense of Doug Schoen
For those who missed it last week, Doug Schoen released a fascinating poll consisting of in-person interviews of n=200 Occupy Wall Street protesters. The topline report can be found here and is worth reading in its entirety. It provides a glimpse into some of the real lunatic fringe elements that are part of (but not [...]
Are You Really Connecting With Your Donors?
Whether you are running capital campaign or a nonprofit organization, one thing is obvious in 2011: the donation stream has slowed. Due largely to the soft economy, your goals now seem harder to reach. People simply have less to donate and are busier than ever. How can you ensure the funding of your cause in [...]
Why the Media Silence on Operation Fast and Furious?
Posted by Chris Wilson on Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 at 10:53 AM
It wouldn’t be surprising if you missed it, but the White House is refusing to allow a Congressional Committee access to a key witness in the ongoing probe into Operation Fast and Furious. Operation Fast and Furious is, of course, the incredibly stupid policy of letting automatic weapons find their way into the hands of [...]