Continued focus on this audit or the fraud narrative will only serve to undermine their electoral success in 2022,” concluded Coughlin. The GOP down-slate ticket did not do poorly in 2018 or 2020, but they have lost two US Senate seats and a Presidential contest by running on issues and with candidates who were unable to appeal to the larger electorate. The sooner they move on to talk about other issues, the better their chances of securing support of unaffiliated voters who are key to winning competitive districts and statewide offices. While new district lines will be drawn this year, it is critical, if Republicans want to maintain control of both chambers, they will need to be more competitive in areas where they have been losing since 2018. Dwelling on the past is a dangerous proposition for the GOP’s electoral future. The opposition can also be felt throughout the state where opposition is 55.6% in Maricopa County, 53.1% in Pima County, and 56.0% in Greater Arizona as well. Democratic voters are overwhelmingly in opposition (90.5%) joined by more than two-thirds of Independent and unaffiliated voters (67.7%) opposed as well. As we have said before, ‘never run the last election, run the election you are in now.’ This issue is an electoral cul-de-sac that spells trouble for Republicans in 2022.”Ī majority of Republicans (76.9%) support the audit compared to 20.1% who oppose. While it is to be expected that they would receive significant opposition from Democrats, this audit makes them face headwinds among independent and unaffiliated voters as well. said, “Similar to what we saw with the polling that we previously released regarding fraud and the November 2020 election, Republicans are on an island when it comes to this audit. resigned on Monday further complicating perceptions of the audit and its professionalism.Ĭhuck Coughlin, President and CEO of HighGround Inc.
NOTE: This survey data was gathered before the Pennsylvania-based IT company, Wake Technology Services, Inc. The same data set reveals that a majority of likely 2022 voters oppose the audit and less than a third of voters were willing to give the auditors passing marks for their work thus far.” “The issues that Republicans are running on today – fraud and tax cuts – are not issues that a majority of the Arizona electorate supports,” said Paul Bentz, Senior V.P for Research & Strategy at HighGround, Inc., “ As we pointed out earlier this week, a majority of the Arizona electorate would far prefer investments in education and Arizona’s cities and towns over tax cuts. In 2012, Republicans enjoyed super majorities in both chambers and controlled every statewide office in Arizona. PHOENIX (May 27, 2021) – As Legislative leaders attempt to secure every Republican vote to pass a budget, the audit becomes a good lens to see why legislative leaders have only one seat majorities in both the House and the Senate. This poll was conducted via telephone interview among a sample of 1,165 adults.Latest poll shows 55% of likely voters oppose & 44% less likely to support candidate who backs audit. The poll also asked whether people trust journalists or politicians more - 76 percent of those surveyed said they trust journalists more, while just 6 percent said politicians were more trustworthy.Īnd in a question about which characteristic is most important for a president to have, 40 percent said “intelligence” was most significant, followed by 35 percent of people who chose “character.” Just 2 percent picked “ruthlessness.”
Seven percent said GOP stood for “Grumpy Old People,” 3 percent said it was “God’s Own Party,” while 9 percent said they didn’t know what GOP meant. Overall, 45 percent of Americans gave the right answer and only 38 percent of Democrats were on the mark.Īmong all voters, the next most popular answer was “Government of the People,” which 35 percent of those surveyed picked. Just 51 percent of party members in a Vanity Fair/CBS News Poll on Monday correctly said the acronym stood for “Grand Old Party.”