Many forecasted that Mitt Romney would defeat President Obama in the 2012 presidential election. They were wrong. Some of those who were incorrect took it in stride and admitted as much. Others, such as Twitter sensation and National Review blogger Josh Jordan (aka NumbersMuncher), decided that their logic was sound, […] Read more »
Americans Widely Prefer Compromise on Fiscal Cliff
Sixty-two percent of Americans would like to see federal government leaders compromise on an agreement to avoid the “fiscal cliff” budget measures set to go into effect next month, more than twice the 25% who want leaders to stick to their principles on spending cuts and tax increases. … Americans […] Read more »
Pessimism About Fiscal Cliff Deal, Republicans Still Get More Blame
With Washington making little apparent progress in efforts to avoid going over the “fiscal cliff,” public opinion about the situation has changed little over the past three weeks. … Four-in-ten (40%) expect that the president and congressional Republicans will reach a deal by Jan. 1 to prevent automatic tax increases […] Read more »
The Sea-Change in Colorado
… The election eve polls conducted by Latino Decisions indicated that almost 87% of Colorado Latinos … supported Obama in Colorado and 88% supported the Democrat in Congressional elections. Those numbers are staggering. Combine this overwhelming support for Democrats with what The Pew Center estimates as 14% of the electorate […] Read more »
Presidential campaigns rehash what worked and what did not in race for the White House
Top officials of President Obama’s reelection campaign have pulled back the curtain a bit on why, as public opinion polls were bouncing around during the 2012 race, they remained so certain that their strategy was working. The reason: Massive amounts of their own polling — not just nationally and in […] Read more »
Romney Campaign Manager Says He Regrets Immigration Stance
Mitt Romney and his team are not eager to dwell on regrets. But his campaign manager now says that the forceful posture taken against immigration in the Republican primary inflicted lingering damage with Latino voters in the general election. The Romney campaign chief, Matt Rhoades, acknowledged that point during a […] Read more »