The Mellman Group Named “Pollster Of The Year”
03/12/2011
In a tough cycle for Democrats, The Mellman Group's string of upset victories and unparalleled accuracy brought the firm the prestigious "Pollster of the Year" award from the American Association…
Warnings from Wisconsin
03/08/2011
Wisconsin is flashing a big red (or better blue) warning light to Republicans everywhere – uncompromising pursuit of an extreme agenda will hurt, badly. Two weeks ago, I argued here…
OPINION: Wisconsin governor is waging ‘jihad’ against unions
03/01/2011
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s (R) jihad against public employee unions is about 30 years late and likely to make Republicans even less popular with voters, who endorse collective bargaining rights…
Military Families with Young Children Seek Greater Access to Child Care & State Pre-K
03/01/2011
Military parents with young children report that the need for early care and education services, including child care, parenting classes and high-quality pre-kindergarten, tops their list of day-to-day needs, according…
The new immovable GOP
02/23/2011
Extremism has long held pride of place in Republicans’ ideological pantheon. Whether it is eliminating the Department of Education, ending Medicare or outlawing all abortion, the GOP has long advocated…
Could polls predict uprisings?
02/15/2011
Predicting revolutions is a tough business. Even those threatened with loss of power – and sometimes their heads – seem relatively oblivious to bubbling discontent. Hosni Mubarak employed a vast…
Campaigns & Elections Recognizes The Mellman Group With Two 2011 Reed Awards For Excellence
02/09/2011
The Mellman Group is pleased to have been honored with two 2011 Campaigns and Elections Reed Awards and recognition as a finalist for a third. We were thrilled to have…
Envisioning Egypt’s future
02/08/2011
Egypt’s revolutionary turmoil has produced any number of fairly confident predictions about its future as a pluralist democracy. John McCain expressed it this way: “I have confidence in the Egyptian…
SOTU: Well liked but ineffective
02/01/2011
History, as I recounted in excruciating detail last week, would predict little bounce for President Obama from his widely praised State of the Union. So how’d he do? The…
The SOTU: Big audience, no bounce
01/25/2011
While the State of the Union is the most important address a president gives, it has much less influence on public opinion than most observers assume. Its potential for impact…