We continue our series on the approval ratings of Midwest governors with Iowa’s Terry Branstad. Terry Branstad doesn’t really fit the mold of being a “new” governor. Branstad previously served as governor of Iowa from 1982 through 1998, and got the itch to do it again...

We continue our series on the approval ratings of Midwest governors with Wisconsin’s Scott Walker. As everyone who follows politics knows, Wisconsin governor Scott Walker has been making some bold moves. His budget reforms that–among other things–targeted public unions...

We continue our series on the approval ratings of Midwestern governors with Ohio’s John Kasich. No one has ever called Republican Ohio governor John Kasich a shrinking violet. Throughout his career as a state senator, congressman, presidential candidate, investment banker,...

Today we kick off a new series of polls measuring the current approve/disapprove ratings for a slew of Midwest governors. All but two that we’ll poll were newly crowned in the recent mid-term elections. We’ll begin with Illinois’ Pat Quinn (D). Illinois Democrat Pat...

Yeah, we know. It’s too early to be polling in Iowa for Republican presidential caucuses. There are a bevy of potential candidates–too many to conveniently poll using automated technology. Pockets of snow still dot Midwestern corn fields–not exactly the time of year when...