Hillary Clinton hasn’t even stepped down yet as secretary of state and there’s already constant speculation as to whether she’ll run again for the White House. While no decision from her on any future bid for president is expected in 2013, expect speculation about her future political plans to intensify [...] Read more »
Republicans Deemed Too Pro-Rich, 57% in Poll Want Change
A majority of Americans say the Republican Party needs a major overhaul after electoral losses revealed demographic, messaging and technological shortfalls compared with Democrats, a Bloomberg National Poll shows. Even among Republicans, just 16 percent say their party is fine and doesn’t need to change. The survey also shows the party [...] Read more »
No one knows who Grover Norquist is — and 5 other takeaways from the Politico/GW poll
The 2012 election may be over but the Fix’s fascination with digging into the guts of polls continues on! With that in mind, we tore through the new Politico/George Washington University national poll and came up with six thoughts on the data. [cont.] Chris Cillizza, Washington Post Read more »
The (Continued) Politics of Racial Resentment
… In remarks that dovetail Romney’s, VP nominee Paul Ryan indicated that urban, minority turnout was to blame for their loss. These comments reflect a broader theme: that Obama did not understand the problems of white Americans, and primarily focused his policies on the needs or demands of racial minorities. [...] 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 »
Survey of Young Americans: Obama on Solid Footing as More Trust Him to Deal with Major Issues
… Respondents in our survey were asked to indicate whether they trusted Barack Obama or Mitt Romney more to deal with several key issues at stake in this election. On every issue, from the economy to foreign policy to youth issues, young Americans indicated that they trusted President Obama more to [...] Read more »
Wisconsin: Presidential and Senate races tied
A new Marquette Law School Poll finds the presidential race tied in Wisconsin, with President Barack Obama at 49 percent and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney at 48 percent among likely voters. The race for U.S. Senate is also a dead heat, with former Governor Tommy Thompson at 46 percent [...] Read more »
Who Won the Debate? Think Twice About the Answers on Twitter
… After the debate between Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Representative Paul D. Ryan last Thursday, Mr. Lotan’s company gathered examples on Twitter of users who used strong language like “Biden won” or “Ryan won” in describing their perception of the debate’s outcome. … But underlying the declarations [...] Read more »
Why Wisconsin Could Be the Key to a Romney Victory
… If I were Romney’s campaign manager, I would tell Ryan to spend most of the next three weeks—morning, noon, and night—visiting every city, town, and hamlet in Wisconsin. And if my internal polls had Obama’s margin down to (say) one point with three or four days until the election, [...] Read more »
Biden, Ryan Face the ‘Saturday Night Live’ Test
Romney campaign pollster Neil Newhouse talks to Gerald F. Seib, of the Wall Street Journal, about the vice-presidential debate and the state of the race. Read more »