… Voters seem perfectly open to the option of firing the president, but the Obama camp has given voters—specifically in swing states where wall-to-wall advertising is running—reason to hesitate about hiring Romney. Puzzlingly, the Romney campaign has offered very little to build up its candidate as a real human being, […] Read more »
Serious Attack on Ryan Budget Takes Toll on Mitt Romney
The most recent survey and focus groups by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner for Democracy Corps reveal deep opposition to the Ryan budget – and its potential to damage Mitt Romney’s candidacy if he embraces it in the coming campaign. [cont.] Democracy Corps Read more »
Raising Taxes on Rich Seen as Good for Economy, Fairness
By two-to-one (44% to 22%), the public says that raising taxes on incomes above $250,00o would help the economy rather than hurt it, while 24% say this would not make a difference. Moreover, an identical percentage (44%) says a tax increase on higher incomes would make the tax system more […] Read more »
Republicans and Democrats agree: Obama wants to raise taxes on rich people
There’s something unusual about the argument currently dominating the U.S. presidential election. Republicans think they’ve got a winning hand arguing that President Obama will raise taxes. And Democrats think they’ve got a winning hand arguing that President Obama will … raise taxes. … Insofar as this election can be reduced […] Read more »
Majority want tax cuts for all, even the wealthy
A majority of Americans want the Bush tax cuts extended for everyone, despite a strong push by President Barack Obama to eliminate them on higher incomes, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll. [cont.] David Goldstein, McClatchy Newspapers Read more »
Race drives the presidential horserace
Of all the many things that might affect the outcome of November’s presidential election, the most powerful could be a single number – the percentage of voters who are nonwhite. [cont.] David Lauter, Los Angeles Times Read more »