The James Madison Institute, a conservative think tank in Florida, has a new poll out that purports to show that 59 percent of Floridians oppose the Medicaid expansion that Republican Governor Rick Scott just endorsed. It’s a push poll. And it’s a great example of the phenomenon that keeps making [...] Read more »
The Hispanic Challenge and Opportunity for Republicans
Resurgent Republic and the Hispanic Leadership Network jointly surveyed Hispanics who voted in the 2012 Presidential election in four critical states: Florida, Colorado, Nevada, and New Mexico. The results make clear the size of the hole Republicans have dug among Hispanic voters over the past eight years. At a time [...] Read more »
Florida: Obama Right on the Economy and Immigration
… The data collected by Latino Decisions in Florida give us insight into how Obama won the Latino vote in Florida. The two most important issues facing these voters were the economy and immigration. … Obama was on the correct side of both issues in the mind of Latino voters [...] Read more »
Pre-Election Polls Got it Wrong in Florida
Identified as a “Latino Influence” state due to having a large and growing Latino electorate with an otherwise competitive electorate, Florida’s prized electoral voters hinged largely on how Latinos would vote in 2012. In the weeks immediately before the 2012 election, there was a great deal of speculation about whether [...] Read more »
Obama stays ahead in Ohio, deadlocked with Romney in Fla.
Three days until Election Day, President Barack Obama maintains his lead in the key battleground state of Ohio and is locked in a close contest with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in Florida, according to new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls. In Ohio, Obama holds a six-point advantage over Romney [...] Read more »
Medicare Fails to Sway Senior Voters
… Senior citizens are a coveted voting bloc in Florida, where they make up about a quarter of the electorate in this highly contested swing state. They are especially important for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, given his deficit among young voters and minorities, according to polls. … Polls now [...] Read more »
After Romney Gains, Should Obama Concede Florida?
… Florida has been polled so densely that the overall trend has become clear: Mr. Romney has made larger-than-average gains in the state since the Denver debate, and has now become a definitive favorite there. … Mr. Romney’s gains in Florida call into question how vigorously the campaigns should be [...] Read more »
FL & OH: Poll Shows Voters Have Strong Interest in Global Affairs
Voters in the pivotal battleground states of Ohio and Florida show strong interest in global security issues, and want to hear the candidates’ views on defense, Iran and terrorism in the final presidential debate, according to a new poll conducted jointly by leading Democratic and Republican pollsters for Harvard Kennedy [...] Read more »
FL: Mack’s consultant, Arthur Finkelstein, makes case for why every pollster has it wrong
We’re really not too sure if this is news but Republican Connie Mack’s political consultant Arthur Finkelstein thinks he can win. Nontheless, his analysis is telling and the fact they he’s posted on the candidates’s web site for the world to hold him accountable for it come Nov. 7 is [...] Read more »
Obama Losing Lead Among Florida Latino Voters
If two new polls are to be believed, Republican Mitt Romney is making up some serious ground among Hispanic voters in Florida. [cont.] Jordan Fabian, Univision Read more »