It has become a recurring refrain among some Republican pundits and observers each time a new poll shows President Obama or downballot Democrats doing well: Check the party composition. Critics allege that pollsters are interviewing too many Democrats — and too few Republicans or independents — and artificially inflating the […] Read more »
GOP takes aim at ‘skewed’ polls
The Romney campaign and other Republicans say polls showing President Obama with a significant lead over their candidate are inaccurate. They argue many mainstream polls skew in Obama’s favor because of sample sizes that base 2012 turnout projections on 2008, when Democrats — and Hispanics, blacks and young voters in […] Read more »
Obama lead in Ohio, edge in Fla. hamper Romney path to victory
President Obama has grabbed a significant lead over Mitt Romney in Ohio and holds a slender edge in Florida, according to two new polls by The Washington Post, indicating that there are fresh hurdles in the way of the Republican challenger’s best route to victory in the Electoral College. … […] Read more »
Three Reasons This Race Isn’t Yet Over
Here’s a news flash from the campaign front: The election isn’t over yet, and Mitt Romney still could win. This may seem like a statement of the obvious, and it won’t come as a surprise to those inside the bunkers of either the Romney campaign or that of President Barack […] Read more »
Fewer Satisfied with Candidates than in Any Campaign Since 1992
Approaching the first presidential debate, voters offer tepid ratings of the 2012 field. Just over half (54%) say they are either very or fairly satisfied with the presidential choices this year, while 40% say they are not too or not at all satisfied. The percentage expressing satisfaction with the candidates […] Read more »
The Battleground 2012: Democratic Strategic Analysis
… While the Presidential race is still likely to be close due to the composition of the electorate, the last month has produced critical shifts against Romney and for Obama. Romney’s problems go beyond his dismissal of 47% of Americans—many of whom pay a higher proportion of their income in […] Read more »