Deeply grounded in contemporary social currents and political passions, the Obama campaign took the scope of campaign communication and activity into whole new realms and, in the process, dwarfed McCain’s efforts. Obama’s election was produced by an extraordinary shift in the way the citizenry gets information and relates to candidates and the Obama campaign’s ability to exploit that at every level.
Democracy Corps conducted polls of 750 voters in Macomb County, Michigan and 600 voters in Oakland County, Michigan, November 4-5, 2008.
From Stanley Greenberg’s New York Times op-ed, Tuesday, November 11, 2008: I’m finished with the Reagan Democrats in Macomb County in Michigan after making a career of spotlighting their middle-class anger and frustrations about race and Democratic politicians. Bill Clinton wrote in his autobiography that my “extensive research on the so-called Reagan Democrats and what it would take to bring them home” was the reason he hired me as his pollster for his presidential campaign.
On November 7, Stan Greenberg, Chairman and CEO of Greenberg Quinlan Rosner and co-founder of Democracy Corps released the findings of a unique post-election survey conducted for Democracy Corps and the Campaign for America’s Future. The survey provides the most comprehensive analysis to date of what happened in Tuesday’s historic elections and why.
The final national survey from Democracy Corps and Greenberg Quinlan Rosner shows Obama with a stable and decisive lead in the race for president. But there is much more going on that will likely produce an even bigger outcome. With surging enthusiasm and solidity of Obama’s voters and a growing partisan advantage impacting races at all levels, more than a few barriers will likely be broken on November 4th.
From October 28 - 30, 2008, Democracy Corps conducted a survey of 1,050 likely voters (1,200 unweighted) in 35 Republican-held districts.
Barack Obama will make history in one week in no small measure due to the enthusiasm and commitment of America’s youth. The Obama campaign awakened a generation. To be sure, this campaign was aided by events surrounding the campaign, but the stability of his support among young people, largely uninterrupted throughout the year, and their growing enthusiasm is nothing short of remarkable and will influence American politics for generations to come.
From October 26 - 28, 2008, Democracy Corps conducted a survey of 1,050 likely voters (1,200 unweighted) in 35 Republican-held districts.
With a week to go before Election Day, Democrats are on the verge of making historical gains in Mountain West Congressional districts. With the huge gains Democrats are making in the Mountain West, they should work hard to capitalize on their progress and permanently realign this region that until recently had been reliably conservative and Republican. If Democrats can continue to build on their success here, then they can turn the Mountain West blue for years, which can help realign the country in their favor.
From October 25-28, 2008, Democracy Corps conducted a survey of 1000 likely voters in the presidential battleground.
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