Top GOP Pollster Finds Young Americans Are Terrifyingly Liberal

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 25, 2016 Right-wing political consultant Frank Luntz says the “hostility” of Americans age 18 to 26 to “the underpinnings of the American economy and the American government” should “frighten every business and political leader” and “excite activists for Sanders and, to a lesser degree, Clinton activists.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Pollster Strategy Sheet Is Helping Israelis Hide Facts, Writer Argues

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 29, 2014 Israeli spokesmen are working from a secret PR playbook to "influence the media and public opinion" on their bloody military campaign on the Gaza Strip, Middle East correspondent Patrick Cockburn contends at The Independent. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The ‘B’ Word: Republicans Fan the Flames of Ageism

Susan Zakin / Truthdig Jul 10, 2013 With millennials up for grabs and Democratic front-runners getting older, boomer bashing is all the rage in politics. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

George W. Bush Library Dedicated, GOP Pollster Rips Limbaugh, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Apr 26, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including Barbara Bush's surprising advice to son Jeb and Congress tries to fix air travel delays caused by the sequester. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Get Ready for the GOP’s New Talking Points

Staff / Truthdig Feb 2, 2010 Certain vigilant operatives from the blogosphere have caught wind of some key words and phrases that we might soon be hearing on Fox News, as Republican pollster and memo composer Frank Luntz has let fly with his latest manifesto on how to spin the news about happenings on Capitol Hill to the GOP's advantage. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Beware the Bad-Faith Reformer

Joe Conason / Truthdig May 14, 2009 Uplifting as it was to see insurance executives, pharmaceutical manufacturers, hospital officials and doctors gather at the White House on May 11, pledging cooperation toward health care reform, nothing they said or did was inconsistent with precisely the opposite objective. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )