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MACDONALD: You Asked The Wrong Question

October 3, 2026 Steve MacDonald

Surveys and polls are great, not because they’re low-hanging fruit, but because (despite the punditry class, blogosphere, and podcastistan leaning on them to make a point), they tend to be wrong. Not just wrong as in results – political polls are close enough for government work- I mean wrong as in the questions themselves. That’s … Read more

ROPER: Which Poll to Believe

September 30, 2026 Rob Roper

Two polls were released within the last week: one by the University of New Hampshire (The Green Mountain State Poll), and more recently one by Vermont Public (yes, I caved and used the new dumb name). The former caused shock waves by concluding that the far-left activist Amanda Janoo is beating America’s most popular governor … Read more

KLAR: Moral Decline in America?

June 11, 2026June 11, 2026 Rob Roper

In the midst of unprecedented national division, Republicans and Democrats have apparently found something upon which they agree: that US moral values are “poor.” A May 1-17 Gallup survey offered a sobering assessment of Americans’ negative views of their country’s moral trajectory. For Better or Worse Gallup reported a 12-percentage-point increase (to 56%) from last … Read more

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MACDONALD: Chipping Away

May 3, 2026 Steve MacDonald

CNN is CNN. The Clinton News Network. The COVID News Network. Commie News Network. Whichever of the many reimaginings you’ve heard or prefer, it’s not your go-to for unbiased news or commentary. Adding Scott Jennings has helped give the appearance of balance, and CNN is almost having something of a Bari Weiss moment, like at … Read more

Morning Update: As Dems Struggle, Local Republicans Do…What, Exactly?

December 4, 2025October 13, 2025 The Morning Update

On today’s morning update, news for Democrats is dire as almost no one likes what they are doing, but is your state or local GOP using that effectively or…at all? Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Got Something to Say, … Read more

Dems Are Caught In Their Own Trap

March 19, 2025 Ray Cardello

The last few weeks have been devastating for the Democrats. They had an internal explosion when Chuck Schumer broke from the base and voted in favor of the Republican version of the Continuing Resolution. Most members of the Party felt that Schumer had abandoned them and surrendered to Trump and the MAGA Republicans. Many of … Read more

Trump’s Momentum Is Building — Just Look At The Polls

October 9, 2024 Bruce Blakeman

Polling in battleground states, and those states not considered battlegrounds, suggests that former President Donald Trump is on the verge of an electoral landslide. In just about every battleground state at the same point in time in 2016 and 2020, Trump is ahead of where he was then. Take my home state of New York, where Trump is reportedly 13 … Read more

Ignore The Polls — Concentrate On Truth

September 11, 2024 Burt Janz

Lots of articles about polls, who’s ahead, whose behind, which groups, which areas, which states are on whose side. The polls change almost daily, based on who is asking the questions and how they’re phrased. And the polls are “samples”, usually no more than a couple of thousand people in a country where over 200 … Read more

NH Dems Didn’t Vote the Way the Establishment Tells Us They Should

December 29, 2023 Steve MacDonald

A National Rassmussen poll published a few days ago has Trump at 51, Haley at 13, DeSantis at 9, Christie at 9, Ramaswamy at 1, and Hutchinson with no support. But if you listen to the establishment tools in the media, Haley is closing “the gap.”

60% of Voters (Incl. 49% of Dems) Think Charges Against Trump are Politically Motivated

December 11, 2023 Steve MacDonald

Talking about Hillary’s illegal server was election interference. Discussing Hunter Biden’s Laptop was also election interference. Everything being done to Trump, however, is not – according to political elites, but a majority of voters disagree. Recent polling suggests they see it for what it is.

Republican Primary Voters in NH Want To Restrain the Federal Government, Not American Businesses …

September 18, 2023 Op-Ed

The Competitiveness Coalition, in coordination with The Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy, found in a poll of 800 likely Republican primary voters, released Sept. 5, that these voters want the federal government to focus on inflation, the cost of living, and the economy, and not get distracted by attacking American tech companies.

DeSantis Trumps Trump in Recent Poll

September 1, 2023 Steve MacDonald

RCP Polls continue to show Donald Trump as a Republican Primary-voter favorite for the nomination. Economist/YouGov has Trump with a 36-point lead. HarrisX has it at 45 points. But the Young Republican National Federation Convention picked DeSantis over Trump.

Majority Of Americans Now Oppose The Ukraine Gravy-Train

August 5, 2023 Ed Mosca

According to this CNN poll, there has been a seismic shift in American support for funding Zelensky, Inc. and the military-industrial complex … oops, sorry, I, of course, meant Vlodymyr George Washington Zelensky’s epic defense of his country against the evil, sinister, really, really, bad Vladimir Adolph Hitler Putin.

Ramaswamy Ties DeSantis in Recent National Poll

July 21, 2023 Steve MacDonald

Does Governor Ron DeSantis need to chat with Presidential candidate Ron DeSantis? The former, a right-side all-star, has struggled to gain traction on the national stage, and the latest hint of disconnect comes from a Poll that has him tied with Vivek Ramaswamy.

DeSantis Losing in New Hampshire, Polling Updates, and a Question for Republicans* That Won’t* Vote for Trump

June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 Steve MacDonald

As we approach the July 4th Weekend, the polls that didn’t seem to mean much – or perhaps “shouldn’t be taken seriously” – are beginning to mean a lot more, and that’s a problem for Ron DeSantis. He was doing better when they didn’t appear to mean much.

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Biden Has Done So Much Harm, Which Is The Worst

May 5, 2023 Ray Cardello

I was recently asked to participate in a one-question poll by the GOP House Leadership Team, which is actually the Kevin McCarthy Campaign Committee. The question asked to identify my number one issue from the following list:

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Rasmussen: 61% Believe Feds Helped Incite Capitol Riot – 80% Want All the J6 Video Released

March 5, 2023 Steve MacDonald

This is an interesting result from Rasmussen. A majority believe the ‘Authorities’ incited the January 6th riot, which means that they would be guilty of fomenting an insurrection, a complete 18o degree flip from the media/machine messaging.

NYT Poll: Democrats and the Media are a Bigger Threat to “The Democracy™” Than Republicans

November 3, 2022 Steve MacDonald

The economy looks like a homeless camp after a hurricane, and all Democrats can do is point and shout, “look, abortion!” I’ve already pegged that as little more than a desperate get-out-the-vote strategy for low-info Lefties, though it may not be working.

A Recession is Successive Quarters of Republican Lead Economic Decline, Not Democrat

October 26, 2022 Steve MacDonald

We’ve been in a recession for most of the year, and voters know it. Recent polls show the economy as the only issue that genuinely matters. Democrats, despite focusing on fringe issues like abortion up to birth, know it too. Why else pretend we’re not in a recession?