In this third and final post in our mini-symposium on campaign effects in the 2012 presidential election, I’ll report on some of what Lynn Vavreck and I have found in our work for The Gamble. Lynn and I were able to do something that, to our knowledge, has not been […] Read more »
Obama Maintains Approval Advantage, but GOP Runs Even on Key Issues
President Obama continues to hold a substantial advantage over congressional Republicans in public regard. Obama’s job approval is back in positive territory at 51%, after slipping to 47% in March. By comparison, just 22% approve of the job Republican leaders in Congress are doing, among the lowest approval rating for […] Read more »
Obama’s Voter Mobilization Was Barely More Effective than Romney’s
Does the 2012 Obama campaign deserve the hype? Many journalists have praised the technological and strategic advantage of Obama over Romney’s campaign. The 2012 Obama campaign is often described as an extension and improvement of the 2008 effort, which has been credited as one of the first campaigns to make […] Read more »
David Axelrod: Barack Obama and a Changing America
David Axelrod discusses the Obama presidency with reporter John Harwood. Read more »
Why No One’s Winning in Washington
Each party emerged from the 2012 presidential election facing one overriding political test. So far, both are flunking. For Republicans, the key question was whether a congressional caucus rooted in the nation’s most conservative areas could court the broader coalition the party needs to regain the presidency. For President Obama […] Read more »
How the Public Sees Obama
… Mr. Obama is in the low 40s when it comes to his handling of immigration issues. People are split on whether they trust Republicans in Congress or Mr. Obama more to solve a variety of problems — the economy, the budget deficit, immigration, gun laws. Just three months ago, […] Read more »