On gun control, Democrats remain paralyzed by the fear of losing voters whom they have already lost. … Gun control is deeply unpopular with the portions of the white electorate most hostile to Obama anyway: blue-collar whites and college-educated white men. But among the voters who might actually vote for […] Read more »
Business Owners Now Among Least Approving of Obama
U.S. business owners’ approval of President Barack Obama fell in the second quarter of 2012 to 35%, essentially tying farmers and fishers for the lowest approval among major occupational groups. Overall, professional workers remain the most approving, at 52%. [cont.] Lymari Morales, Gallup Read more »
On Florida’s ‘anything but monolithic’ Hispanic voters
One of the most wearisome elements of media coverage of the 2012 election campaign is the often trite and lazy reporting about Hispanic/Latino voters. So it was refreshing to read a story on Sunday by Miami Herald political writer Marc Caputo that looked beyond the usual caricature of such voters. […] Read more »
Mogul’s Latest Foray Courts Jews for the G.O.P.
A Republican group backed by the casino magnate Sheldon Adelson is starting a new effort in battleground states to win over Jewish voters who could be persuaded to turn away from President Obama and support Mitt Romney. … The fight for the Jewish vote is more of a hunt-and-peck search […] Read more »
As Romney Heads to Israel, Is Jewish Vote in Play?
… Every four years, the Republican presidential nominee makes a play for Jewish voters, and every four years, the ticket falls woefully short. Since 1992, the GOP nominee has received between 15 percent and 23 percent of the Jewish vote, according to a new analysis from the nonpartisan Solomon Project. […] Read more »
California’s demographic challenge
At the root of California’s dysfunctional politics lie some old ideas about who we are as a state. Demographics have been more volatile here than in other states, and many Californians older than 55, who make up roughly 46% of state voters, don’t want to pay for changes they never […] Read more »