… First, internal GOP polling and focus groups offer convincing evidence that the welfare ad is hurting Obama. Second, the welfare issue, generally speaking, triggers anger in white blue-collar voters that is easily directed toward Democrats. This information comes from senior GOP strategists who have worked both for President Bush […] Read more »
GOP Pollsters Downplay Romney’s Likability Factor
Mitt Romney’s likability might not be as much of a vulnerability in the presidential election as the conventional wisdom implies, senior GOP pollsters said on Tuesday at a National Journal/The Atlantic/CBS News event at the Republican National Convention. [cont.] Stacy Kaper, National Journal Read more »
Low Favorability Trails Romney Up to the Convention Dais
Mitt Romney accepts the Republican nomination for president this week with the lowest personal popularity of any major-party nominee in polls dating to Ronald Reagan’s presidency, a difficulty for Romney that’s persisted throughout this election cycle. [cont.] Gary Langer, ABC News Read more »
20% say election is an afterthought
In spite of persistent, significant concerns about the economy, as many as one-fifth of American voters are paying little to no attention to the presidential election, according to a new CBS News poll. [cont.] CBS News Read more »
Americans See Christie, Ann Romney in Positive Light
Americans have more favorable than unfavorable opinions of both New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Ann Romney — two featured speakers at the Republican National Convention in Tampa Tuesday night. At least a third of Americans, however, don’t know enough about either to have an opinion. [cont.] Frank Newport, Gallup Read more »
Ahead of speech, Romney faces empathy gap
A new CBS News poll out Tuesday shows that half of registered voters think that Mitt Romney does not understand their problems, reflecting an empathy gap with President Obama as Romney prepares for his acceptance speech at the Republican nominating convention. Only 41 percent of Americans said Romney understands their […] Read more »