Lake Research Partners, Ascend, and American Viewpoint release new report: "Toward a Two-Generation Strategy: Voices of American Families Parents with low incomes express strong feelings of frustration and disappointment with their lives today, but they are working hard to ensure that their children have better lives, according to new bipartisan focus group research, Toward a Two-Generation Strategy: Voices of American Families, commissioned by Ascend, . LRP Working with States to Brand and Market their Health Exchanges LRP is part of a team that recently won contracts in Washington and Vermont to help those states develop a brand for their Health Insurance Exchanges and create messages and outreach strategies that will motivate enrollment in health coverage through the Exchange. LRP is active in another four states conducting research with low-income and diverse populations regarding enrollment in health coverage and Medicaid in 2014. "Rising American Electorate" Voter Participation Center, Lake Research Unveil New Report Showing Growth in Voters who Decided the Last Election, Registration Gap In Key States The new VPC/Lake report shows population spikes of voters that make up the Rising American Electorate ("RAE") both nationally and in selected states. It quanties the drop off in turnout in recent elections and the registration gap in key states. Marital status, age and race are important determinants of electoral participation, and activating these group demands a calculated approach. Click here for the press briefing slide subset. Here for the full slide presentation. November, 2011 Battleground Released Just under a year out from the 2012 Presidential election, the path to victory for Democrats is looking eminently clearer and more navigable. Click here for the questionnaire. Here for the Democratic Team Analysis from Lake Research Partners Here for the Republican Team Analysis from The Tarrance Group. Congratulations to winning candidates and clients in this week's exciting and important elections Lake Research Partners (LRP) would like to congratulate our winning candidates and clients in this week’s exciting and important elections. The wins this week – from coast to coast – can be a telling sign for next year if progressives keep working hard and harness the new-found energy from this fall. Click here for the news First Look II: The young are restless From Lake Research/Bellwether Research and Consulting poll to be released today by Demos and the Young Invincibles: "Only 22 percent of all young adults expect a better economic standing for their generation; Whites are the most pessimistic in this regard, with 55 percent expecting worse conditions and only 12 percent believing that their generation will be better off; while 48 percent of 18 to 34 year-olds believe that their generation will be worse off than their parents, 69 percent of Millennials have not given up hope that members of their generation can achieve the American Dream." Click here for more New Poll Finds Powerful Opposition to Mountaintop Removal Mining in the Heart of Coal Country "The survey data turns conventional wisdom on its heads,” said Celinda Lake, president of Lake Research Partners. "Not only does it show Appalachian voters opposing mountaintop removal and by wide margins, it also underscores that voters in these states are now treating this as a voting issue, and promise to punish elected officials who weaken clean water and environmental regulations on mountaintop removal." Click here for the presentation, click here for the memo on findings, and here for the survey instrument, all in pdf format. Strong Public Support For Wall Street Reform A new Lake Research Partners poll released today shows remarkably strong public support for Wall Street reform on the one-year anniversary of the passage of the reform law. Voters across party lines support strong regulation of the financial industry, and they want the Wall Street reform law to be implemented, not repealed or weakened. The poll of 804 likely voters nationwide was conducted July 10-13 on behalf of AARP, Americans for Financial Reform, and the Center for Responsible Lending. Click here for the summary, and click here for the presentation, both in pdf format.