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In 1992, I was privileged to participate in what became known as “The Year of the Woman.” By contrast, 2010 may well be dubbed “The Year of the Nut.” Republicans…

Hold on just a minute! Based on the data coming across my desk, most of which never sees the light of day, I am willing to stipulate that this will…

By Mark Mellman - 09/14/10 It's axiomatic: Producing accurate results requires a poll to survey the right people. Often this stricture is observed in the breach. To illustrate the problem,…

It hasn’t exactly been the summer of love – at least not for Democrats.   After enjoying a welcome break, I’ve been struggling to find a way of summarizing what’s…

As a result of suffering a very temporary disability, my respect for those truly and permanently disabled grew enormously. I’d like to be able to say I tore my ACL…

Not long ago I shared a platform with a colleague who, in a valiant attempt to improve Democratic morale, recalled that even though unemployment was over 10 percent in 1982,…

Sometimes the obvious isn’t quite true. Take enthusiasm. Democrats certainly suffer from a considerable enthusiasm gap this cycle. Analysts routinely assume that enthusiasm equals turnout – that lower levels of…

Republicans have turned against the very mechanism they foisted on environmentalists – cap-and-trade. Distraught about regulation, Republicans urged this market mechanism to reduce carbon pollution, and GOPers like Rob Portman have…

In the midst of the day-to-day struggles Americans face to retain the dignity that comes with work, to keep food on tables, roofs overhead and medicines in cabinets, something broader…

As a pollster, I spend half my time telling people there are no magic numbers. There is no job performance or favorability rating above which victory is inevitable and below…