On the eve of their second debate, President Obama and challenger Mitt Romney remain locked in a virtual dead heat nationally, with Republicans showing increased enthusiasm for their nominee after his big win in the first debate, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Likely voters in the new […] Read more »
The Politirati Poll
What does Washington’s political elite really think? Over the past two weeks, we surveyed 74 Beltway insiders—37 Democrats, 37 Republicans—on the election, the state of politics, and what comes next. … Among the respondents: Romney adviser Eric Fehrnstrom and Obama adman Jim Margolis; Kerry right-hand Bob Shrum and McCain consigliere […] Read more »
Latest swing state poll snapshot
One week ago, we took a look at the swing state polls, which were just starting to show some movement in the wake of the first Obama-Romney debate; now on the eve of their second face off, we can certainly see how things changed in favor of the Republican nominee. […] Read more »
TV Debates That Sell More Than Just Drama
… 67.2 million viewers tuned into the first debate, according to Nielsen, making it second only to the Super Bowl so far this year. … Ratings sometimes go up in the second and third rounds of the debate cycle, and given the kind of Frazier-Ali hype surrounding this matchup, there […] Read more »
Understanding the Undecided
Although covered extensively by journalists, undecided voters have only recently been studied by scientists. Their findings are surprising. [cont.] Brian McFadden, The Strip (New York Times) Read more »
Closing Arguments Hit Airwaves
… The Obama camp is the first out with what has the look and feel of a simple distillation of a campaign’s final pitch. The ad, called “Challenges” and set to the rumbling baritone of Morgan Freeman, attempts to boil down the Obama presidency into a highly favorable 30 seconds. […] Read more »