Americans who report watching the second presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney believe Obama did a better job, by 51% to 38%. That is a sharp reversal from the first debate for which Romney was widely regarded as the winner. … The two-day field period after the night […] Read more »
The Possibility of a Popular, Electoral Vote Split is Very Real
Partisans still hoping that their candidate will build a clear lead in the presidential contest are likely to be disappointed. The race seems destined to be a close one, with the outcome remaining in doubt to the very end. … Although history and this column have argued that the popular […] Read more »
Back to Hot Buttons for Obama
… Largely because most college-educated white women hold liberal views on social issues, the Democratic nominee has carried them in four of the past five presidential elections; in 2008, 52 percent of such women backed Obama. Until Denver, national surveys consistently showed him winning a majority of these white-collar women. […] Read more »
Gallup vs. the World
… The Gallup national tracking poll now shows a very strong lead for Mitt Romney. As of Wednesday, he was ahead by six points among likely voters. Mr. Romney’s advantage grew further, to seven points, when Gallup updated its numbers on Thursday afternoon. … Other national polls show a race […] Read more »
Mark Mellman: The fight for undecided voters
Democratic pollster Mark Mellman shares his thoughts on the differences between polls and whether there still many undecided voters as we get closer to Election Day. Jansing and Co., MSNBC Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Read more »
Obama holds his lead in Iowa, Wisconsin
With fewer than three weeks until Election Day, new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls show President Barack Obama maintaining his lead over Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in the battleground states of Iowa and Wisconsin. According to the polls – which were conducted from Monday through Wednesday, encompassing Tuesday’s presidential […] Read more »