Democrats are now favored to retain control of the Senate when the new Congress convenes in January, according to the FiveThirtyEight forecast, breaking a summer stalemate during which control of the chamber appeared about equally likely to go either way. … The only thing that seems completely assured is that […] Read more »
Romney Has Support Among Lowest Income Voters
Although President Barack Obama has a substantial voting edge over Republican Mitt Romney among low-income Americans, Romney still gets about a third of the vote among those whose household incomes are less than $24,000 a year. Although Romney does better on the other end of the income scale, Obama gets […] Read more »
Pollsters Agree: Romney Needs Something to Happen
… This election is still quite close and could go either way, but Romney badly needs something to happen to change the trajectory of this race. If things remain as they are today, he loses. [cont.] Charlie Cook Read more »
Optimism in Obama presidency increases
The percentage of voters believing that the country is better off since Barack Obama became president jumped seven points after the two political conventions, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. Thirty-eight percent of registered voters now say the nation is better off, which is up from 31 […] Read more »
Campaign 2012: Peter Hart focus group with Virginia voters
Peter Hart led a focus group of a variety of Virginia voters. Afterward, he talked with political reporters about the voters’ comments. [cont.] Annenberg Center, U. of Pennsylvania (C-SPAN) Read more »
Rasmussen: The GOP’s cure for the common poll
… Even as other pollsters — Gallup, Fox News, CBS News/New York Times, Washington Post/ABC News — have shown the presidential race tilting toward President Obama in recent days, Romney aides and allied Republicans proudly tout the newest Rasmussen numbers, which show their guy actually holding a very small lead: […] Read more »