Like Mitt Romney, Barack Obama was not the highlight of his party’s convention. Among those who watched at least a little coverage of the Democratic convention, 29% say the highlight was Bill Clinton’s speech, while 16% name Obama’s speech as the highlight. About as many (15%) say that first lady […] Read more »
Obama up six points over Romney
A new survey indicates President Barack Obama moved up four points following the Democratic National Convention last week, and now has a six point advantage over his Republican challenger Mitt Romney. … “The Democratic convention was fairly well received, particularly in comparison to the GOP meeting the previous week in […] Read more »
Romney pollster: Don’t get too worked up about the latest polling
Don’t get too worked up about the latest polling. While some voters will feel a bit of a sugar-high from the conventions, the basic structure of the race has not changed significantly. The reality of the Obama economy will reassert itself as the ultimate downfall of the Obama Presidency, and […] Read more »
Democratic Convention Rated Slightly Better Than GOP Convention
Forty-three percent of Americans say what they saw at last week’s Democratic Convention makes them more likely to vote for Barack Obama — typical of what Gallup has measured for most conventions — and slightly better than the 40% reading for Mitt Romney and the recent Republican Convention. [cont.] Jeffrey […] Read more »
No increase in Latino enthusiasm following conventions
Despite two weeks of widespread political coverage in which both parties made an effort to reach out to Latino voters, enthusiasm about November is still very much in question. … Still, President Barack Obama continues to maintain a large lead among Latinos following the DNC Convention with 66% support to […] Read more »
The Ryan Sinkhole
Unlike the Republican platform, which has mostly been ignored outside of the abortion issue, the Paul Ryan budget is the core document of the 2012 campaign. … What people have not been talking about enough is that the Ryan budget contains an $897 billion sinkhole: massive but unexplained cuts in […] Read more »