John Sides, a political-science professor at George Washington University, thinks Mitt Romney’s embarrassing fund-raiser video is unlikely to affect the race much. … But I’m not a political scientist, and I can’t help but think this is a somewhat bigger deal than Mr Sides thinks it is. Part of the […] Read more »

Which voters are causing the most trouble for Mitt Romney? The new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, released Tuesday evening, shows Mr. Romney trailing President Barack Obama — perhaps dangerously so, given the shrinking pool of undecided voters. But it also points to ways that Mr. Romney could be winning, […] Read more »

Americans have a more negative than positive immediate reaction to Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s comments, secretly caught on video, about the 47% of Americans whom he said are Obama supporters and dependent on the government. Thirty-six percent of voters say Romney’s comments make them less likely to vote for […] Read more »

At this stage in the campaign, Barack Obama is in a strong position compared with past victorious presidential candidates. With an eight-point lead over Mitt Romney among likely voters, Obama holds a bigger September lead than the last three candidates who went on to win in November, including Obama four […] Read more »

The secretly recorded video of Mitt Romney dissecting the American electorate at a high-priced fundraiser bolsters him among Republicans but makes almost a third of independents less likely to vote for him, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds. [cont.] Susan Page, USA Today Read more »

There is a strong and pervasive sense among critics, pundits, and all-purposed commentators right now that Mitt Romney is on his way to losing this thing. … This could very well change tomorrow, and in two weeks he might be riding high. But the secret tapes that emerged on Monday, […] Read more »