Two states that Barack Obama won in 2008 – after going for former President Bush in 2004 – are now split between President Obama and Mitt Romney, according to the latest Quinnipiac University/CBS News/New York Times swing state poll. [cont.] Stephanie Condon, CBS News Read more »
Mitt Romney’s poll numbers at standstill, Washington Post-ABC News poll finds
Mitt Romney’s favorability ratings have stalled during his campaign’s bumpy summer months, with his earlier improvements as he was wrapping up the Republican presidential primaries in the spring appearing to flat-line, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. [cont.] Rosalind S. Helderman and Jon Cohen, Washington Post Read more »
Negative ad proves more effective for Obama
Attacking Mitt Romney appears to be a better advertising strategy for President Obama than stressing his own accomplishments, data from the Vanderbilt/YouGov Ad Rating Project continues to suggest. [cont.] Vanderbilt U. Read more »
In Weak Economy, an Opening to Court Votes of Single Women
… Single women are one of the country’s fastest-growing demographic groups — there are 1.8 million more now than just two years ago. … “It’s a very Democratic voting population, but it’s not registered or turning out at the same rate as their married counterparts,” said Celinda Lake, a Democratic […] Read more »
More 2008 Obama Voters Than McCain Voters Switching Sides
Eighty-six percent of voters who say they voted for Barack Obama in 2008 are backing Obama again this year, a smaller proportion than the 92% of 2008 John McCain voters who are supporting 2012 Republican candidate Mitt Romney. [cont.] Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
Could 2012 Be The Year Of The Asian Voter?
There’s a man in Virginia who could quite possibly hold the key to a Mitt Romney victory in November. His name? Peter Su. Su is making a name for himself in Republican circles because in 2009, he managed to help Virginia’s Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell win his election with 60 […] Read more »