Mellman Group

Reporters love writing about the persistence of the Trump coalition. I sense it's partly out of surprise and wonder. Like most college educated Americans, reporters have trouble believing there are people who still stand by this president, despite all the lies, all the chaos, all the broken promises, all the racism, ...

The internal poll paid for by McAdams' campaign and conducted by The Mellman Group, shows Love with a 43-40% lead over McAdams, which is within the poll's margin of error. The polling memo notes Love has a much-higher name ID than McAdams (91-60%). According to the survey, Love has a net ...

A blue wave is building, but it will crash into a relatively stable political system surrounded by high walls. The damage that wave will do to the GOP depends on the height of the wave relative to the walls — and no one can confidently assess that yet. While Democrats understandably cheer every poll ...

“I think it [Facebook, Twitter, Instagram] helped me win all of these races where they're spending much more money than I spent.” President Donald Trump, on “60 Minutes,” Nov. 13, 2016. “Facebook and Twitter were the reason we won this thing.” Brad Parscale, Digital Director, Trump for President, Wired, ...

Consider some facts, and contemplate their implication: • The number of congressional districts producing split decisions — supporting one party for president and the other for Congress — was lower in 2016 than at any point since 1920. • For the first time since 1916, 2016 produced a perfect correlation ...

Mellman is president of The Mellman Group and has helped elect 30 U.S. senators, 12 governors and dozens of House members. Mellman served as pollster to Senate Democratic leaders for over 20 years and as president of the American Association of Political Consultants. Tags Donald Trump Bill ...

Just after Virginia's election, my friend Jesse Ferguson explained in these pages that one of Gov.-elect Ralph Northam's greatest assets was his authenticity. Studies reveal that consumers will pay more for products they deem authentic. “Authentic” Asian restaurants in San Francisco command higher ...

Imagine you're studying the impact of food consumption on health. You're running a huge experiment — you rounded up 100,000 people, and measured all their vitals (weight, blood pressure, good cholesterol and bad, blood sugar, etc.). You then divided them into two groups, strictly at random. Of course ...

The poll was conducted for Democratic outlet the Mellman Group for Thorburn's campaign between March 30 through April 7 and surveyed 400 voters in the district. The margin of error for the poll was 4.9 percentage points. Want insight more often? Get Roll Call in your inbox. Thorburn has tried burnishing ...

The poll was conducted for Democratic outlet the Mellman Group for Thorburn's campaign between March 30 through April 7 and surveyed 400 voters in the district. The margin of error for the poll was 4.9 percentage points. Jammal said the margin of error said it showed it is possible for anyone to win.