President Obama and Democrats maintain a sizable political advantage on the hot-button issue of Medicare, according to a new poll. The latest United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll also shows plurality support for the much-maligned economic-stimulus package that was pushed through by Democrats at the start of Obama’s presidency, as […] Read more »
Is Romney Losing the Medicare Argument?
Although today’s Washington Post/ABC poll gives Mitt Romney no reason to panic–he’s down just one point among likely voters–it should at least raise a red flag: Romney does not seem to be pulling away on the economy, the centerpiece of his campaign. But even more frustrating for the campaign may […] Read more »
Ryan Speech Shows GOP Strategy On Medicare
… Despite Republican efforts to sell the Ryan plan since his selection, an ABC News/Washington Post survey this week found that white seniors opposed his approach by nearly 2-to-1. … But Obama’s health care law has also consistently faced enormous resistance from older whites. … As these competing anxieties collide, […] Read more »
5 Things the Polls Tell Us about Paul Ryan
On the eve of Ryan’s speech at the Republican National Convention, here is a recap of several key findings. [cont.] John Sides, George Washington U. See also, at PollingReport.com: Paul Ryan | Medicare Read more »
Making The Election About Race
The Republican ticket is flooding the airwaves with commercials that develop two themes designed to turn the presidential contest into a racially freighted resource competition pitting middle class white voters against the minority poor. … The importance to the Romney-Ryan ticket of two overlapping constituencies — whites without college degrees […] Read more »
In Poll, Obama Is Given Trust Over Medicare
The Romney-Ryan proposal to reshape Medicare by giving future beneficiaries fixed amounts of money to buy health coverage is deeply unpopular in Florida, Ohio and Wisconsin, according to new polls that found that more likely voters in each state trust President Obama to handle Medicare. [cont.] Michael Cooper and Dalia […] Read more »