… With exactly four weeks to go before Election Day, the presidential race is close and seems destined to remain so. Any thoughts that President Barack Obama would run away with it likely were put to rest by Republican Mitt Romney’s strong performance in last week’s debate. And in a […] Read more »
8 takeaways from the new Pew poll
The latest Pew poll showing former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney ahead of President Obama among likely voters has the potential to rapidly re-orient conventional wisdom about the challenger’s chances of winning. … While the topline numbers in the Pew survey are sexy — politically speaking, of course — and will […] Read more »
Romney’s Strong Debate Performance Erases Obama’s Lead
Mitt Romney no longer trails Barack Obama in the Pew Research Center’s presidential election polling. By about three-to-one, voters say Romney did a better job than Obama in the Oct. 3 debate, and the Republican is now better regarded on most personal dimensions and on most issues than he was […] Read more »
Romney’s debate bounce was real but may be fading
We now have fairly clear evidence that Mitt Romney received a substantial bounce coming out of last Wednesday’s debate. So how big was the bounce, why did it occur, why was it surprising, will it last, and what does it mean for the race going forward? [cont.] Harry Enten, The […] Read more »
Why Romney’s Debate Win May Be a Loss among Female Voters
The marked gender gap in support for Obama and Romney is hard to miss. A Pew Research poll in September found 56% of registered female voters favoring Obama and 37% favoring Romney—with no offsetting gap in Romney’s favor among male voters, who were evenly split 46% in favor of Obama […] Read more »
Romney Narrows Vote Gap After Historic Debate Win
Registered voters’ preferences for president are evenly split in the first three days of Gallup tracking since last Wednesday’s presidential debate. In the three days prior to the debate, Barack Obama had a five-percentage-point edge among registered voters. … Those who viewed the debate overwhelmingly believe Romney did a better […] Read more »