by Gordon Hensley | Jun 12, 2014 | Campaign 2014, GOP Politics, polling
In an interview with The Hill, Eric Cantor’s top campaign aide Ray Allen said Democrats are to blame for the defeat — Democrats who crossed over to meddle in the GOP primary. That’s a far-fetched explanation, and simply not credible as a sole-source...
by Gordon Hensley | May 30, 2014 | Campaign 2014, GOP Politics, health care, Health Reform, Medicaid funding, Uncategorized
The announcement from Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber that he will ask the state Attorney General to sue Oracle, the contractor behind the state’s failed Obamacare exchange, is great news for GOP Senate candidate Monica Wehby as it assures the fiasco will remain...
by Gordon Hensley | May 22, 2014 | Campaign 2014, GOP Politics
The Wall Street Journal editorial “Tea Party Agonistes” lays everything out perfectly: “The media’s latest political line is that the Republican establishment has finally crushed the tea party. The truth, as usual, is more interesting. The tea...
by Gordon Hensley | May 14, 2014 | Campaign 2014, GOP Politics
While it’s a fact that the Club for Growth and other “anti-establishment” organizations spent $2.4 million to help elect Nebraska GOP Senate primary victor Ben Sasse, characterizing Sasse’s victory as a ‘defeat’ for the...
by Gordon Hensley | May 1, 2014 | Campaign 2014, Journalism Standards, polling
It’s well known that its harder than ever to complete a live phone call survey, and takes an increasing amount of time and money to query a requisite number of cell phone users in the ultimate sample. And with the preponderance of IVR robo-polls and...
by Gordon Hensley | Apr 17, 2014 | Campaign 2014, GOP Politics, Health Reform, Medicaid funding, Uncategorized
Incumbent Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) is currently characterized by Beltway observers as a relatively safe bet to win his race against his GOP opponent, Ed Gillespie — but the question isn’t whether this race will get close, the question is when Warner and...
