… Obama’s outreach to young voters was a big story four years ago. But polls show a relative lack of involvement in the political process this year among Americans under age 30. [cont.] Marissa Alioto, NPR Read more »
Romney’s heavy August workload
… The newest numbers put Romney among the worst-rated presidential nominees in the past seven elections. His low numbers were in the same range as 1996 GOP nominee Bob Dole and those of President George H.W. Bush in 1992. … Romney is above 50 percent positive in the Pew findings […] Read more »
Party Affiliation and Election Polls
In every campaign cycle, pollwatchers pay close attention to the details of every election survey. And well they should. But focusing on the partisan balance of surveys is, in almost every circumstance, the wrong place to look. [cont.] Pew Read more »
Why did Mitt Romney really go to Israel?
With Mitt Romney in Israel last weekend, it seemed like the irresistible sidebar. So news organizations like The Washington Post and Politico gushed (or kvelled, in Yiddish) over the all-important Jewish vote. … Mitt Romney did not spend a weekend in Israel because he was obsessed with winning over 45,000 […] Read more »
Romney’s Personal Image Remains Negative
By a 52% to 37% margin, more voters say they have an unfavorable than favorable view of Mitt Romney. The poll, conducted prior to Romney’s recent overseas trip, represents the sixth consecutive survey over the past nine months in which his image has been in negative territory. [cont.] Pew Read more »
President Obama’s foreign policy ratings — and what Mitt Romney is trying to do about it
Mitt Romney’s overseas trip and a major address last month marked the Republican candidate’s biggest effort to date in the campaign to take on President Obama’s foreign policy. In so doing, Romney has (perhaps sensibly) focused his attacks on issues where Obama is weak, but avoided major international issues where […] Read more »