Two Focus Groups, One National Survey and a Few Questions Only November Can Answer

Men and women agree the system is broken. They don’t agree on what would prove it’s been fixed.

Key Takeaways


Yogi Berra, the famous Yankees catcher, said you can observe a lot just by watching. Over two weeks we watched six men on April 1, eight women on April 2, and a national open-ended survey of nearly 900 voters.
We pulled together several pieces of research and looked for what they had in common. The first was a national survey of around 900 Americans, designed to map the lay of the land — what voters care about, who they trust, and what they’re feeling.

The second was a focus group with men and women from across the country. All told a similar story.