U.S. business owners’ approval of President Barack Obama fell in the second quarter of 2012 to 35%, essentially tying farmers and fishers for the lowest approval among major occupational groups. Overall, professional workers remain the most approving, at 52%. [cont.] Lymari Morales, Gallup Read more »
Political Moneyball: Mapping Universe of Cash
When it comes to political donations, it’s a complicated universe out there. Today, WSJ.com is rolling out its Political Moneyball graphic, which visually shows the connections between political action committees, super PACS, campaigns and individuals. [cont.] Tim Hanrahan, Wall Street Journal Read more »
False Analogy: Why the 2012 Campaign is Nothing Like 2004
The emerging conventional wisdom among many Democrats takes the form of two equations: 2012 = 2004, and Bain = Swift Boats. … But the evidence in favor of all of these propositions is remarkably thin. The basic structure of the 2004 campaign differed fundamentally from the one we’re now enduring. […] Read more »
Democratic Voting Enthusiasm Down Sharply From 2004, 2008
Democrats are significantly less likely now (39%) than they were in the summers of 2004 and 2008 to say they are “more enthusiastic about voting than usual” in the coming presidential election. Republicans are more enthusiastic now than in 2008, and the same as in 2004. [cont.] Jeffrey M. Jones, […] Read more »
Talk About Candidates Tapers Off After Colorado Massacre
As the presidential campaigns paused in the wake of a national tragedy, so too did Americans. “Conversation Nation,” a project of National Journal and the survey research firm Keller Fay Group, found that in the days following the mass shooting in an Aurora, Colo., movie theater that left 12 people […] Read more »
Latino support for President Obama holds steady
President Barack Obama remains broadly popular with Hispanics, a key voting bloc in this fall’s election, according to new data from the NBC-Wall Street Journal-Telemundo poll. The president leads presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney 67 to 23 percent among Latino registered voters, much wider than the six-point margin the […] Read more »