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Cygnal Launches “America’s Rising Republican Operatives” Program to Identify and Support Top Young Political Talent 

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Cygnal, America's most accurate private political polling firm, is proud to announce the launch of its new program, “30 Under Thirty: America's Rising Republican Operatives," aimed at identifying, recognizing, and connecting the next generation of young political leaders under the age of 30. 

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National Survey: Republicans Take Lead on Generic Ballot; As Many Voting Against Trump as for Biden

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A survey of 2,550 likely 2024 general election voters – conducted by the DC-based international polling and predictive analytics firm Cygnal, rated most accurate private polling firm by FiveThirtyEight – shows Republicans have taken a lead on the national generic congressional ballot while nearly two-thirds of voters are worried about the stability of the US banking system. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis continues slightly outperforming Donald Trump in a hypothetical 2024 presidential race against President Joe Biden.

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National Survey: Inflation issue drops, ’24 presidential matchups, and Ukraine aid concerns 

WASHINGTON D.C. – A survey of 2,424 (get it?) likely 2024 general election voters – conducted by the DC-based international polling and predictive analytics firm Cygnal – shows the plurality of voters believe we are currently in a recession. Governor Ron DeSantis performs slightly better than other GOP candidates in a hypothetical 2024 presidential race against President Joe Biden. Although political figures on both sides support aid to Ukraine, most Americans believe we are giving too much aid to the conflict. 

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2022 Polling Retrospective 

Coming off what most would consider an odd election cycle, we wanted to reflect on lessons learned as one of our core values is Never Settle: We are curious, always learning, and growing.  It was a cycle where we had amazing wins with incredible clients like Governors Kemp and Abbott, Senator Mullin, Congressmen Molinaro, Congresswoman Hageman, and Congressman Miller, CLF, NRCC, RGA, RAGA, and RSLC – just to name a few among the 405 general election races we conducted polling in for 2022.

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National Survey: Classified documents, ’24 presidential matchups, and Roe impact 

WASHINGTON D.C. – A survey of 2,529 likely 2024 general election voters – conducted by the international polling and predictive analytics firm Cygnal – shows former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden’s classified documents scandals have canceled each other out,  Governor Ron DeSantis performs slightly better than other GOP candidates in a hypothetical 2024 presidential race, and despite people being bothered by the decision, only 9% of voters report the overturning of Roe v. Wade having a negative impact on them.

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POLL: Midterm shakeup, DeSantis within 5% of Trump 

WASHINGTON D.C. – A survey of 1,019 likely Republican presidential primary voters – a much larger sample than many recent primary polls reported on in recent weeks – conducted by the international polling and predictive analytics firm Cygnal shows former President Donald Trump has slipped a few points on the presidential primary ballot while Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ image and ballot standing are on the rise.  

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Michigan – A Polling Experiment Explained 

Gretchen Whitmer dominated the Michigan governor’s race, winning by a large margin. Our polling firm, Cygnal, set out with an experiment to test our Momentum tracking methodology against traditional tracking polls. 

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Cygnal Momentum Tracking Poll: Michigan Statewide – 11/5/22  

For our last MI tracking poll, we show Governor Whitmer with a 4%-point lead on the gubernatorial ballot that shrinks to three and a half points when leaners are pushed. Democrats are leading in the other races as well, despite Republicans holding the edge on the generic congressional ballot.

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Cygnal Momentum Tracking Poll: Ohio Statewide – 11/4/22  

We believe that about a quarter of voters have already voted in Ohio as we enter the final weekend before Election Day. In this writeup, we’ll explore where we have the final ballots and then a few different turnout scenarios for the Senate. 

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Cygnal Momentum Tracking Poll: Michigan Statewide – 11/3/22  

The races have tightened with Republicans reclaiming the lead on the generic ballot, as Biden’s approval takes a small hit. Whitmer has also slipped just under 50% but after pushing undecided, comes back out to a 5-point lead. The top of the ticket for the governor’s race seems to be mirroring the images on these questions. 

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