Most of us are, by now, familiar with the maps the TV channels and web sites use to show the results of presidential elections. … The states are colored red or blue to indicate whether a majority of their voters voted for the Republican candidate, Mitt Romney, or the Democratic […] Read more »
White voter decline in 2012: the conundrum behind the cliche
… You’ve probably heard a demographic story like the one I’m about to tell you regarding the 2012 elections. President Obama won re-election by taking advantage of an expansion of the Latino portion of the electorate. In the network exit polls, Latinos grew their percentage of the electorate from 8.4% […] Read more »
In Hindsight, Those Presidential Polls Looked Just Fine
For as much criticism as pollsters endured in the run-up to Election Day, a look back shows many of them hit very close to the bull’s-eye for the presidential race — but some did better than others. [cont.] Scott Neuman, NPR Read more »
Republican Party begins election review to find out what went wrong
Top Republican officials, stunned by the extent of their election losses Tuesday night, have begun an exhaustive review to figure out what went so wrong and how to fix it. … Officials told The Washington Post that they’re planning a series of voter-based polls and focus groups, meetings with constituency […] Read more »
Advice to Obama: Make More Friends in Congress
President Obama deserves to be congratulated for his victory, as well as reminded that his win, with 50 percent of the vote, means that half of Americans who cast their ballots preferred either Mitt Romney or some other candidate. … The question to ask right now is this: How will […] Read more »
Adviser: Romney ‘shellshocked’ by loss
… They thought intensity and enthusiasm were on their side this time – poll after poll showed Republicans were more motivated to vote than Democrats – and that would translate into votes for Romney. As a result, they believed the public/media polls were skewed – they thought those polls oversampled […] Read more »