Women in the 12 key swing states have starkly different responses from men when asked in an open-ended format to name the most important issues for their gender in the 2012 election. A plurality of female registered voters offered abortion (39%) as the most important issue for women, followed by […] Read more »
Do undecided voters still matter?
How much benefit President Obama will garner from his improved performance at Tuesday night’s second presidential debate could depend heavily on the answer to a second question: Who was it that moved to Mitt Romney’s side over the last two weeks? The often-heard answer to that question is that Romney’s […] Read more »
Survey of Young Americans: Obama on Solid Footing as More Trust Him to Deal with Major Issues
… Respondents in our survey were asked to indicate whether they trusted Barack Obama or Mitt Romney more to deal with several key issues at stake in this election. On every issue, from the economy to foreign policy to youth issues, young Americans indicated that they trusted President Obama more to […] Read more »
Wisconsin: Presidential and Senate races tied
A new Marquette Law School Poll finds the presidential race tied in Wisconsin, with President Barack Obama at 49 percent and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney at 48 percent among likely voters. The race for U.S. Senate is also a dead heat, with former Governor Tommy Thompson at 46 percent […] Read more »
Hofstra presidential debate insta-polls: Obama beats Romney but not decisively
An immediate look at the post-debate “insta” snapshots suggest that a gain for the president is possible. The CBS/Knowledge Networks poll of undecided voters had Obama winning the debate 37% to 30%. A Public Policy Polling survey of debate watchers in the swing state of Colorado gave Obama a 48% […] Read more »
Political Pros: Romney Momentum vs. Stronger Obama
We asked political veterans for their reactions to the second Obama-Romney debate, and here they provide their analysis. The contributors are Mark S. Mellman, Democratic pollster and Mellman Group president; Frank J. Donatelli, former Reagan political director and current GOPAC chairman; and David Winston, GOP strategist and president of the […] Read more »