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SITUATION Following Congressman Don Davis’ narrow victory in 2022, a new Republican majority on the North Carolina Supreme Court allowed North Carolina Republicans to implement an extreme gerrymander designed to flip four Congressional seats from Democrats to Republicans, including Davis’ Eastern North Carolina district. In a region that has already shifted away from Democrats, the …

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SITUATION Ohio State House Minority Leader Emilia Sykes faced an uphill challenge in Ohio’s redrawn 13th Congressional District. In a majority white district, Sykes was running to become the first Black woman to represent the 13th in a midterm environment that many thought would favor Republicans and most race rating organizations like FiveThirtyEight and Cook …

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SITUATION Like every other Democratic candidate running in a swing state, Senator Mark Kelly faced formidable challenges in 2022. The President drew sharp criticism, inflation raged, crime rates jumped, and Arizona took center stage in the immigration crisis. Early polling suggested a tight election. Most observers recognize Mark Kelly’s politically-compelling background—husband of former Congresswoman Gabby …

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SITUATION In New Hampshire, Senator Maggie Hassan sought re–election to a second term in the U.S. Senateagainst challenger Don Bolduc. In 2016, Hassan had won by just 1,017 votes, representing the tightestmargin of any Senate race that cycle. SOLUTION Guided by GQR’s research the Hassan campaign made the decision to fortify Senator Hassan’s brand in …

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SITUATION (2022) In PA-08, a district that voted for Trump twice, Congressman Matt Cartwright faced a challenging race for reelection. In a tough midterm environment for Democrats, Cartwright needed to demonstrate broad appeal to win over both Trump and Biden voters against two-time challenger Jim Bognet. First elected to Congress in 2012, Cartwright’s ability to …

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A new survey of New Hampshire likely voters reveals bipartisan support for a policy that guarantees access to paid leave, including family, parental and medical leave, for all U.S. workers. With midterm elections approaching, voters also say they would be more likely to support candidates who advocate for a federal paid leave policy. By a …

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As the coronavirus pandemic galvanizes global attention and dominates concern of publics world-wide, GQR is analyzing available data on global opinion on COVID-19.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee played a larger, more effective role in 2018 cycle than in almost any previous cycle in our Party’s history. 

Governor Tom Wolf won reelection with a commanding 58 percent of the vote share in a seemingly easy skate to reelection. However, the scale of Wolf’s victory belies how far the Wolf campaign had come and represents the culmination of a political strategy that began two years before this race was truly engaged.

The special election for Senate in Minnesota in 2018 offered a unique set of circumstances. Guided by GQR’s early research, Smith and her team put together a three-stage strategy to not only win in 2018, but prepare for a 2020 re-election campaign.

The world is witnessing the greatest challenge to democracy since the Cold War, and this phenomenon has not spared the United States. To help provide answers, a bi-partisan consortium including Freedom House, the George W. Bush Institute, and the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement commissioned GQR and a Republican polling firm to conduct research of Americans’ attitudes on our democracy and on support for democracy in American foreign policy.