Tag: Public Policy Polling

Santorum’s Surge Challenges Romney’s Electability Argument and Gingrich’s Candidacy

Santorum’s Surge Challenges Romney’s Electability Argument and Gingrich’s Candidacy

| February 13, 2012 | 1 Comment

Remember before Florida when fresh off of a victory in the South Carolina Primary Newt Gingrich declared that the Republican GOP presidential nomination race was now a two-person race?  He was right.  Except he got the candidates confused. This is a two person race between Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney.  After Santorum’s three state sweep [...]

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Looking Past Florida Romney May Be In Trouble

Looking Past Florida Romney May Be In Trouble

| January 31, 2012 | 1 Comment

I decided not to do a live chat during the Florida primary results.  I decided it was a waste of time.  First off I can’t help but be irritated with them because of the mess they made of the primary calendar.  I mean the Iowa Caucus wouldn’t have even happened yet.  Secondly, Mitt Romney’s was [...]

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Santorum Surge: A Three-Way Statistical Tie in Iowa

Santorum Surge: A Three-Way Statistical Tie in Iowa

| January 2, 2012 | 6 Comments

The latest Public Policy Polling Iowa Caucus poll is out.  it shows a three-way statistical tie.  This confirms what The Des Moines Register found in their latest poll in the last two days of their polling a definite Santorum surge.  Now we have a statistical dead heat in Iowa with Ron Paul at 20%, Mitt [...]

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Ron Paul Leads, Newt Gingrich Falls, & Rick Santorum Gains in Latest PPP Iowa Caucus Poll

Ron Paul Leads, Newt Gingrich Falls, & Rick Santorum Gains in Latest PPP Iowa Caucus Poll

| December 19, 2011 | 5 Comments

I just want to draw your attention to the latest poll out there, out of 597 Iowa Republicans polled. Ron Paul – 23% Mitt Romney – 20% Newt Gingrich – 14% (Tie) Rick Santorum, Michele Bachmann, and Rick Perry – 10% Jon Huntsman – 4% Gary Johnson – 2% Something interesting to note: Paul’s ascendancy [...]

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Public Policy Polling (PPP) Skews Its Poll Data Hard Left

Public Policy Polling (PPP) Skews Its Poll Data Hard Left

| August 12, 2011 | 1 Comment

William A Jacobson over at Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion is baffled at why Conservative sites would even bother reporting on the findings of PPP. It seems that every time I bother to look at the numbers behind a PPP poll, I find that they over sampled Democrats. While I have not tested a majority of PPP polls, [...]

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Romney Leads, Palin and Cain Tied for Second in Latest Iowa Caucus Poll

Romney Leads, Palin and Cain Tied for Second in Latest Iowa Caucus Poll

| June 1, 2011 | 1 Comment

Yes folks the Iowa Caucus race with Mike Huckabee out (or is he?) is blown wide open demonstrated by the latest Iowa Caucus poll done by Public Policy Polling. The Republican presidential field has changed rapidly since PPP last polled Iowa Republicans in mid-April. Then, Mike Huckabee led with 27% to Romney’s 16%, Donald Trump’s [...]

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Donald Trump Deflates Before His Iowa Debut

Donald Trump Deflates Before His Iowa Debut

| May 10, 2011 | 2 Comments

Gee shocker… Public Policy Polling shows that sanity has been restored among Republicans as it looked earlier that Armageddon was upon us.  But we have been pulled back from the precipice.  The latest PPP poll shows: Donald Trump has had one of the quickest rises and falls in the history of Presidential politics. Last month [...]

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Primary Day in Delaware: Christine O’Donnell Pulls Ahead in Latest Poll, Mike Castle Melts Down

Primary Day in Delaware: Christine O’Donnell Pulls Ahead in Latest Poll, Mike Castle Melts Down

| September 14, 2010 | 1 Comment

Congressman Mike Castle lost some of his luster going into today’s GOP Senate Primary in Delaware.  Public Policy Polling calls the race too close to call with Christine O’Donnell ahead of Castle by 3 points – 47% to 44%.   In response Castle rips the “out-of-state” operation since received endorsements from Sarah Palin, Senator Jim DeMint [...]

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Latte Links (3/2/10)

Latte Links (3/2/10)

| March 2, 2010 | 0 Comments

Miscellany for your Tuesday! L.A. Times: ABC News to cut half its domestic correspondents, close bricks-and-mortar bureaus Reuters: Chile rushes troops, aid to quake-stricken towns AP: US sets medals record, Canada ties gold record Price of Politics: Rough Start for Iowa Appliance Rebate NY Times: Why I’m Not Running for the Senate by Harold Ford, [...]

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