… A balanced approach to solving the deficit problem, which focuses on raising taxes as well as cutting major programs, is popular among American voters overall. … But although there is general support for a balanced approach, an agreement on the details of revenue increases and program cuts may be […] Read more »
Institute of Politics 2012 Campaign Decision Makers Conference
Audio excerpts from the Nov. 29 Campaign Decision Makers Conference at Harvard’s Institute of Politics, which brought together operatives from the Obama and Romney campaigns and members of the media. (Additional audio is available at the IOP website.) Read more »
Swing Counties Tell Story of Republicans’ Defeat
When it comes to Pennsylvania’s presidential politics, Republicans are like the cartoon character Charlie Brown, who every time he prepares to kick a football, it gets pulled back by his pal Lucy. This time, it was Mitt Romney who was tempted to go for the prize, as his camp poured […] Read more »
Republicans helped same-sex marriage win at the polls
After years of defeats, same-sex-marriage advocates scored a remarkable 4-0 sweep of state ballot contests on Nov. 6. One major reason: This year, significant numbers of Republicans voted their way. That should give pause to a GOP establishment that has alienated many younger voters and independents with its stance on […] Read more »
Crunching the numbers shows how Obama and Romney were polls apart
… The Obama campaign combined three levels of data to peg the state of the race against Mitt Romney. The campaign conducted aggregated battleground polls for message testing, individual state tracking polls by multiple pollsters to understand where the campaign was standing in each state, and individual state parallel surveys […] Read more »
Exclusive: The Internal Polls That Made Mitt Romney Think He’d Win
It’s no secret that the Romney campaign believed it was headed for victory on Election Day. … Less well-known, however, are the details of the polls that led Romney to believe he was so close to the presidency. Which other swing states did Romney believe he was leading in, and […] Read more »