He is the co-founder of Public Opinion Strategies, a political survey and polling firm, and was the lead pollster for the unsuccessful presidential campaigns of both John McCain and Mitt Romney against Barack Obama.
The error came the week after the Romney campaign's "With Mitt" iPhone app had spelled "America" as "Amercia".
[10][11][12] For the 2014 Senate elections, he was an adviser to the Republican campaigns in Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan and West Virginia.
[1] The American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) has named Newhouse their Pollster of the Year three times, together or jointly.
Newhouse's win was for his work on Scott Brown's successful run for senator in a special election in Massachusetts.