President Barack Obama has a big advantage over Mitt Romney on social issues and a smaller margin on foreign policy, but according to a new national survey the Republican challenger has the edge on the economy, issue number one with American voters. [cont.] CNN Read more »
Romney pollster hopes for image boost from confab
Mitt Romney’s pollster said Sunday he is pleased with the campaign’s standing going into the Republican National Convention and hopes the three-day event will boost the public’s comfort with Romney as well as his poll numbers. Despite a summer of blistering ads from the Obama campaign and their allies, pollster […] Read more »
Which candidate cares more about you?
A new national survey illustrates the challenge Mitt Romney faces at the Republican convention as the GOP presidential challenger gets re-introduced to the American public. While a CNN/ORC International poll indicates the race for the White House between Romney and President Barack Obama is in a dead heat among likely […] Read more »
How Will Party Conventions Affect the Presidential Race?
The Republican and Democratic national conventions bring the possibility of change to this static presidential race. But how will it change, and how much? Here is some of what we know. [cont.] John Sides, George Washington U. (NYT) Read more »
The Sun Belt, Eclipsed
For more than 50 years, the Sun Belt — the band of states that extends from Florida to California — has been the philosophical heart and electoral engine of the Republican Party. … The Sun Belt remains an economic, political and cultural force. But the 40th Republican National Convention is […] Read more »
Republicans don’t have to cede women’s votes
… As the “war on women” rhetoric shows, Democrats seem to want to speak to women only from the waist down. To win, Republicans should call their bluff and address women from the waist up as well, especially their heads and hearts, where economic worries are key. [cont.] Kellyanne Conway, […] Read more »