Author: Carville-Greenberg Memo

Just a year ago, the GOP appeared poised to rebrand itself as a more moderate and inclusive party. When the party released its “post-mortem” report on the 2012 election, one of the key findings was that the ...

1.   The economy is still very difficult for voters at the pocketbook level. This economy is still very painful for people. In focus groups with swing voters who watched the president’s speech with us, participants ...

The public wants Congress to put aside crisis-to-crisis politics and start acting on behalf of the middle class, seniors, and working families, rather than the wealthiest Americans. Two weeks ago, we watched President Obama’s State ...

In a post-speech phone conversation between New Orleans and Washington, James and Stan expressed amazement at the State of the Union response delivered by Florida senator Marco Rubio, touted as a top contender for the ...

Today, just hours before the final debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, we’re unveiling a new Democracy Corps poll that shows the president with a 3-point lead. But we have a lot more to ...

In our first video conversation for the Carville-Greenberg Memo, Stan and I talk about the big campaign issue that usually helps Republicans a lot more than Democrats — taxes. This year, however, the GOP has ...

In the midst of dueling party conventions, scheduled back to back in a very tight presidential race, it is clear that a convention “bounce” can make an important difference this fall. Here’s how and why… ...

In this new video, Stan Greenberg previews the strategy memo that he and James Carville are preparing on what President Obama needs to accomplish at the Democratic Convention – and how Democrats can win in ...

Reflecting on Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s decision to deliver a closing invocation in Tampa next week, James suggests that Democrats invite Sister Simone Campbell and her “Nuns On The Bus” anti-poverty protest tour to their convention. ...

Nearly a week has passed since Mitt Romney announced Paul Ryan as his running mate, with no evidence so far that choosing the Wisconsin Congressman boosted the Republican campaign. If the Ryan choice falls flat, ...

In this video, James Carville pushes back against the notion that Paul Ryan’s budget plan is brave. “There is nothing more courageous than taking away from people trying to make it and giving to people ...

In this video, James Carville discusses Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s assertion that a Bain investor told him Mitt Romney had paid no income taxes for ten years. “Don’t you just love this Republican response?” ...

In a special national survey conducted with Women’s Voices, Women Vote Action Fund, Democracy Corps found new evidence that the health care debate has shifted to the left. “Democrats, wake up!” says Stan Greenberg.  As ...

In this video Stan Greenberg discusses surveying voters in 54 “battleground” Congressional districts. Stan says up to 30 “very weak” GOP incumbents risk losing their seats come November — enough for a Democratic takeover. More ...