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Public Opinion Strategies is a national political and public affairs research firm. Founded in 1991, we have conducted more than six million interviews with voters and consumers in all fifty states and over two dozen foreign countries. Read More
The partners of Public Opinion Strategies are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our friend and partner, Steve Kinney. Steve died May 19, 2013 at the age of 69 from cancer in hospice care at his home in Redondo Beach, California. Steve had long been a leading consultant in California Republican politics. Steve loved [...] Read more
It is with a heavy heart that I write this post today in loving memory of Stephen M. Kinney, my mentor and my friend. As anyone who knew him well could tell you, Steve was fiercely passionate in all that he did. He was passionate in his love for his wife Cindy. He was passionate [...] Read more
While my post yesterday (http://pos.org/2013/05/coming-soon-the-role-of-06-president-bush-to-be-played-by-barack-obama/ ) centered on how President Obama’s second term in office is shaping up to be a sequel of his predecessor’s, there’s a ton of evidence suggesting that the coming attractions of the 2014 mid-term election cycle could mirror what happened in 2006. While Democrats may get excited about watching a [...] Read more
Three scandals are currently plaguing the Obama Administration, The IRS targeting of Tea Party and other conservative groups during the 2012 election, the misrepresentation of facts and editing of talking points regarding a 9/11/2012 terrorist attack on the US consulate in Benghazi that killed four Americans, and the Department of Justice’s subpoena of AP phone [...] Read more
Public Opinion Strategies conducted a national poll of adults age 18-40 years old. The poll shows that 45% of respondents who currently have health insurance report they would no longer purchase health insurance and would instead pay the penalty each year if their premium costs increase 30% in 2014. This data is a powerful reminder [...] Read more
The storyline begins with an embattled President narrowly defeating a Massachusetts politico, going on to claim a mandate from the American people for his policies and programs. The first time that happened, then-President Bush spent the initial part of his second term trying to reform Social Security, even though voters’ top priority for the government [...] Read more
While the academic year is drawing to a close in schools across the country, Americans are not ready to let Congress and the president take a vacation from the issue of education reform. In a new Gallup study conducted May 4-5, eight-in-ten (81%) adults say “improving the quality of education received by American school children” [...] Read more
During the 2012 election, one of the perceived advantages President Obama held over Mitt Romney was the president’s seemingly firm grasp of foreign policy issues. During the summer months of the campaign, fully 47% of voters felt President Obama was better equipped to handle foreign affairs issues compared to 32% for Romney according to a [...] Read more