… Given the selection of Ryan, might Romney be taking his eye off the ball too, at least in terms of keeping the focus of this election on the economy? … If the election turns into a great debate over the future of entitlements like Medicare, the autumn might produce […] Read more »
Romney-Ryan Ticket Elicits Mixed Emotions From Wisconsin Swing Voters
So how is the new Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan ticket playing in Ryan’s home state of Wisconsin? Among a group of swing voters — twelve white, suburban women from the Milwaukee area — the feelings are mixed. Most of these women, brought together for a focus group conducted Tuesday night by […] Read more »
Romney, Obama Fates Hinge on Shrinking Sliver of Undecideds
They make up only a sliver of the electorate, roughly 4 to 7 percent. We’re talking 1 million to 2 million people at the most, in just a handful of critical states. They tend to be younger, female, and clueless about politics. They are the undecided. Better yet, they could […] Read more »
Negative Talk About Romney Still Eclipses Positive Chat
Paul Ryan needs to provide a positive jolt to Mitt Romney’s campaign: voters continue to bad-mouth the presumptive Republican nominee, according to National Journal’s latest Conversation Nation poll. [cont.] Alex Roarty, National Journal Read more »
Why 90 million Americans won’t vote in November
… A nationwide USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll of people who are eligible to vote but aren’t likely to do so finds that these stay-at-home Americans back Obama’s re-election over Republican Mitt Romney by more than 2-1. Two-thirds of them say they are registered to vote. Eight in 10 say the […] Read more »
Romney Sees No Immediate Bounce From Ryan V.P. Pick
Mitt Romney’s standing in the presidential election campaign has not changed materially in the immediate days after his announcement of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his vice-presidential running mate. The first four days of Gallup Daily tracking after Romney’s announcement show 47% of registered voters saying they would vote for […] Read more »