Microtransactions and Beyond
The Hill: Poll: Independents prefer divided government and are leaning Republican October 6, 2010 Independent voters are trending toward Republican candidates in toss-up districts, with a majority of them saying they want divided government rather than one-party control. The Hill/ANGA 2010 Midterm Election Poll found that 51 percent of self-described […]
The Hill: Poll: Dislike of healthcare law crosses party lines, 1 in 4 Dems want repeal October 6, 2010 Healthcare reform is hurting the reelection chances of freshman Democrats in the House, according to The Hill/ANGA poll. A majority of voters in key battleground districts favor repeal of the legislative […]
The Hill: Poll: Opinions of Obama will be on voters minds when they decide on Nov. 2 October 6, 2010 Two-thirds of voters in key battleground districts will be thinking about President Obama when they choose their next member of Congress, according to a 2010 midterm election poll from The […]
The Hill: Poll: GOP leads widely, Dems in danger but race for House tight October 6, 2010 In a poll of 12 hotly contested races that could decide who controls the House in the 112th Congress, Republican challengers are beating freshman Democrats in 11 — and in the last one, […]
By MARK PENN September 28, 2010 The selection of loopy Republican Senate nominees has given the Democrats their first serious opportunity in months to turn this election around to hold onto the House — a feat that would now be considered a major political victory no matter how slim the […]
By MARK PENN September 21, 2010 While the stock market continues its recovery, suggesting that investors have become more optimistic, the voting public remains in the firm grip of pessimism and their negative outlook shows no signs of receding as we head into the midterms. In the latest POLITICO poll, […]
By MARK PENN August 15, 2010 It’s not news in this poll that Congress receives poor marks for its overall performance, given the state of the national economy, but what is a surprise is that solid majorities of the public and overwhelming majorities of DC elites want some kind of […]
By MARK PENN July 18, 2010 By far, the most alarming numbers this poll presents for President Barack Obama are the reelection figures; against a generic Republican candidate, he loses by 5 points, 37-42. In general, when an incumbent’s reelect numbers fall below 50 percent, it’s a sign of trouble […]
The Washington Post asked political experts where the administration should focus before the midterm elections. MARK PENN Adviser and pollster to President Bill Clinton and then-Sen. Hillary Clinton; CEO of Burson Marsteller Between now and the midterms, the administration has to focus on what it can do to provide a […]
How Can Obama Rebound? Though BP managed to stop the spread of oil from its broken well last week, President Obama has been able to do little to stop the drop in his public approval ratings, which now, according to a new ABC News-Washington Post poll, hover just above 40 […]
Mark Penn is the President and Managing Partner of The Stagwell Group, a private equity fund focused on the marketing services industry.