WPA Poll: Manzullo/Kinzinger Tied in IL-16
(from RollCall) By Shira Toeplitz Posted at 1:24 p.m. today Rep. Adam Kinzinger (above) faces fellow GOP Rep. Don Manzullo in a primary next month. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo) Illinois Republicans Don Manzullo and Adam Kinzinger are locked in a competitive primary, according to a new survey from a super PAC supporting Kinzinger. [...]
2011: Less Change Than They Thought
Year’s end is usually a time for introspection. At the end of every year my wife and I, as do many people, review where we thought we’d be at the beginning of the year and compare it to what actually happened. It might be a useful task to apply the same introspection to a very [...]
Weekend Reading: 11/4
Another week gone by and we’re headed into one of those really interesting times–Presidential primary campaigns are heating up, the Holidays are closing in, and winter is just around the corner (heck, we even got something that could charitably be described as snow here last weekend). So, with all that going on, here are [...]
Moneyball Politics?
John Sides had an interesting piece in the New York Times’ FiveThirtyEight blog earlier this month. The full piece is well worth a read for anyone serious about understanding the latest political science research on campaign advertising. Here are links to part one and part two. Sides is a widely published political scientist and the [...]
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 [...]
from Mike Hailey – Capitol Inside on Texas Polling
July 10, 2011 Texas GOP Voters Split on Public School Cash and Sanctuary Cities But Like Budget Overall New Poll Finds Big Support for Voter ID Law and Fiscal Plan that Slashes Spending Without Higher Taxes But R’s Divided on Public Education Cuts By Mike Hailey Capitol Inside Editor Texas Republican voters do not [...]
Weekend Reading: 11/11
Posted by Bryon Allen on Friday, November 11th, 2011 at 2:01 PM
I’m going to start off this week with a thank you to all of those reading this blog who served. I walked to work today with the sound of bagpipes in my ears and gratitude in my heart. Now, onto the interesting things that we’ve been batting around the office this week that might be [...]