The New Republic

 Yesterday’s polls sent a pretty clear message: the race is close. READ MORE >>

Democratic pollster Joel Benenson has a new poll showing pretty strong public support for EPA regulation of greenhouse gasses. I'm generally skeptical of polls by interested parties that purport to measure public opinion, since it's so easy to craft language that steers respondents toward a desired position. READ MORE >>

The most recent NBC/WSJ poll has some Democrats feeling optimistic about their chance in November. Obama pollster Joel Benenson plays up the highlights: READ MORE >>

It's hard to disagree with Ezra Klein about this, in reaction to Obama's oil-spill address last night: READ MORE >>

As first reported by Chris Cilizza in the Washington Post, pollster Joel Benenson is circulating a memo arguing that health care reform has become more popular. Writes Benenson: READ MORE >>

Chris Cilizza reports a nice scoop: A new polling memo from Joel Benenson, the White House's pollster of choice, argues that support for President Barack Obama's health care plan has been building in the wake of his State of the Union speech in late January. READ MORE >>