After a planned convention-time hiatus from our public polls, We Ask America is back with Round 2 in our Big 10 series of presidential polls–starting with Virginia. Mitt Romney was doing well in Virginia in late June when we last polled here. But a lackluster convention, his...

The prelude to Wisconsin’s August 14 Primary Election keeps getting more interesting–especially in the GOP race for U.S. Senate. The upcoming retirement of Democratic Senator Herb Kohl has led Republicans hopefuls into a true donnybrook for the chance to face Democrat Tammy...

We wrap up the first round in our Big 10 series with Ohio–perhaps the quintessential and, arguably, most important swing state. The closeness of recent presidential elections certainly makes the Buckeye State a battleground, and with good reason. With a single exception (1960) Ohio has...

We wrap up the first round in our Big 10 presidential series with Missouri (today) and Ohio (tomorrow). Once again, we’ve added Libertarian Gary Johnson to our poll to test how third-party candidates will affect the end results. As Missouri is viewed by some as a toss-up state for...

Our “Big 10″ series continues today with presidential polls in two states that have gone through turmoil: Nevada (economic) and Wisconsin (political). NEVADA Nevada was chosen as our first poll to include a third-party candidate for President: Libertarian Gary Johnson. With many...

Our “Big 10″ series continues today with two divergent states: Pennsylvania & New Mexico–where in addition to the presidential choice we find intriguing races for the U.S. Senate. Pennsylvania Democrats have fared well in the Keystone State up until 2010 when the...

We continue our “Big Ten” series by heading to Florida, viewed by many Americans as the quintessential swing state–and with good reason. The voting population of the Sunshine State continues to grow (Florida gains two new congressional seats from the 2010 census) with all...

We Ask America picks up its Big Ten presidential series with the two bookends of the mix: Virginia and Colorado. VIRGINIA: Virginia also has a barn-burner race for the U.S. Senate (that may be greatly influence by the presidential election) pitting Republican former Senator George Allen...

We kick off our “Big Ten” series with polls in Iowa and Michigan. Both states were once viewed as likely to vote in favor of re-electing President Obama, but recent economic and political circumstances have tightened up things among the electorate. As in all of the series of state’s...

Most of you who follow our polls know that we hale from the heart of Big Ten country (their HQ is just up the road from us). So we just cannot resist the comparison to our latest polling adventure: a look at what we deem are the most crucial ten states for the Presidential race. And just like...

Congressional Democrats hoping to make gains in Illinois were handed a surprise in early April when six-term Representative Tim Johnson (R-Champaign) unexpectedly announced that he would resign at the end of his term. Johnson is known for being quirky, extremely bright and hard...

When it became clear Tuesday evening that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker would survive the recall process against challenger Tom Barrett, cable network talking head turned to the key question for many politically minded Americans: what will Wisconsin’s affirmation of Walker mean to the...

Our final poll in the Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election comes after an impressive debate performance by Democrat Tom Barrett — who may have saved his best for last. The highlight for many viewers was when Barrett took beleaguered Republican Gov. Scott Walker to the woodshed for...

NOTE: We Ask America conducted this poll on behalf of the Chicago Retail Merchants Association. The results of that poll are linked to their website are used with their permission. You have to hand it to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. He inherited a massive snarl of complex problems when he took...

You have to hand it to Wisconsin’s electorate: they are passionate about their politics. When we first polled the Dairy State’s voters about Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s plummeting approval ratings, many right-leaning types let the blogosphere know how We Ask...

Last week it looked like Nebraska Republican Attorney General Jon Bruning’s shrinking, but sizable lead in the U.S. Senate Primary might be enough to put him over the top. Then we noticed this article reporting that TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts had spearheaded a controversial set...

In the Midwest, it’s not easy to find a more polarizing figure than Republican Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. In a state where bold ideas are often rewarded, Walker’s slash-and-burn rhetoric during his first months in office resulted in bringing national attention to his...

After taking some time out to move to our new headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois (many suggest the move was undertaken to put us closer to McDonald’s Hamburger University), We Ask America Polls™ is back with a look at the upcoming Nebraska GOP U.S. Senate primary. The race notched up...

We Ask America clearly has a soft spot for the dynamic electorate in this nation’s Dairy State. From the political brouhaha brought on by Gov. Scott Walker to the voters’ reactions visceral reaction to his programs, the Badgers are a spirited bunch that we love to...

Following the GOP race for Illinois’ 16th Congressional district the last few weeks would almost guarantee the onset of vertigo. The race features a classic confrontation between a veteran politician–Don Manzullo–against a young, talented upstart–Adam...