Talk It Out: Successful Focus Group Discussion Tips

A lot of thoughtful work and planning goes into ensuring a focus group discussion generates the type of deep insights a client seeks. Here are a few tips from our experts on how to successfully moderate one. Focus groups generate deep insights by bringing together a small group of people (usually about eight to ten)…

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The Impact of the Pandemic on Survey Research

A deeper look at how the pandemic affected polling It’s been over one year since we published a letter to our clients about the changes that the COVID-19 pandemic brought to Meeting Street Insights. We wanted to take this opportunity to take a deeper look at how the pandemic affected polling in both the long-…

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Presidential Approval Ratings at 100 Days

How President Biden’s 100th day approval ratings compare to his predecessors, and what it might mean for the midterms. President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a radio address on July 24, 1933, to reflect on his first few months in office. He had begun his presidency by convening Congress into a special session that managed to…

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Democrats, Republicans, and the Sunshine State

If you were watching the 2020 Election Night coverage, chances are Florida was a hot topic, especially what was happening in Miami-Dade County at the very bottom of the state. Heading into Election Day, FiveThirtyEight’s polling average in Florida showed Joe Biden with a slight edge (+ 2.5 points); but, by the time all the…

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The Honeymooners

A Historical Look at Presidential Approval Ratings A lot of plans have been forced to change over the past year. Family holidays were spent on Zoom, work trips were postponed, weddings were downsized, and even honeymoons were cancelled. One such lovestruck couple anxiously eyeing their precarious honeymoon plans are Joe Biden and his Presidential approval…

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2020 Presidential Election Retrospective: Election Day

Meeting Street Insights combines behavioral data points with polling data to get a clearer picture of the 2020 Presidential election. As more data becomes available, we’re able to get a better idea of the ways the 2020 election resembled past elections. In this post, we’ll look at data including turnout, presidential approval ratings, battleground state…

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2020 Presidential Election Retrospective: The Lead-Up

Meeting Street Insights combines behavioral data points with polling data to get a clearer picture of the 2020 Presidential election. Now that some of the dust has settled on the 2020 election, the Meeting Street Insights team is analyzing the larger body of voter data, looking for insights that can help all of us understand…

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Prepare to Wait — We Might Not Know the Next President on Election Day

New polling data from Meeting Street Insights shows that the break-down of mail-in and in-person votes might delay final election results. Americans have become accustomed to getting election results on Election Day. But polling data from Meeting Street Insights show there is a good possibility that the results of the election could be very different…

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Six Ways of Looking at the 2020 Presidential Election

New polling data and analysis from Meeting Street give deeper insights into the 2020 Presidential Election Beyond the horserace polling, there are other data points that provide a more complete understanding of the Presidential race. We wanted to take a closer look at some of these. Six factors to consider are (1) ballot test polling…

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Voters and The Supreme Court

New research from Meeting Street Insights shows that the Supreme Court is one of many important election issues for voters. With the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Supreme Court has taken on new importance in the discourse around the Presidential and Senate elections. Meeting Street Insights launched a national survey to learn more…

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