… The male drift from the Democratic Party, particularly white males, isn’t an entirely new phenomenon. Reagan Democrats were comprised largely of men who felt the party had abandoned them, and not the other way around. In 2012, Mitt Romney won 62 percent of the white male vote. But in […] Read more »
Obama’s standing among voters is hurting Democrats, poll finds
President Barack Obama is dragging down his party and hurting the prospects of fellow Democrats as they head into midterm elections that will determine who controls Congress, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll. CONT. Anita Kumar, McClatchy Read more »
Unlike previous midterm election years, no dominant theme has emerged for 2014
… This is an election about nothing — and everything. Unlike in previous midterm election years, no dominant national theme has emerged for the 2014 campaign, according to public opinion surveys as well as interviews last week with scores of voters in five key states and with dozens of politicians […] Read more »
A 2014 Wave? More Like a Ripple
The latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows an angry electorate that blames Washington for much of its pain. And with their blood boiling and Election Day only three months away, voters look ready to do … maybe not too much. For all the displeasure with the country’s general direction […] Read more »
Why an Improving Economy Isn’t Improving Obama’s Numbers
New polling from NBC/Wall Street Journal shows a public still struggling to regain its economic footing six years after the financial meltdown of 2008. Americans’ real economic distress is one reason why President Obama is not getting credit for a steadily dropping unemployment rate and improved economic growth. The other […] Read more »
The Political Risks of an Obama Executive Action on Immigration
With hopes fading of passing an immigration reform bill, President Obama is reportedly contemplating bypassing Congress and making sweeping changes to immigration policy before the midterm elections. … Such a broad executive action could provoke a backlash in the midterm elections that might be avoided with a move just a […] Read more »