… Typically, Democrats tie themselves up in strategic knots debating whether their future lies in the center or on the left. … Two moderate Colorado Democrats who won in the face of the 2010 Republican tide see a way out of this dilemma. The key to a philosophically coherent cross-class coalition, […] Read more »
Swing states poll: Amid barrage of ads, Obama has edge
… In a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll of swing states, an overwhelming majority of voters remember seeing campaign ads over the past month; most voters in other states say they haven’t. In the battlegrounds, one in 12 say the commercials have changed their minds about President Obama or Republican Mitt […] Read more »
Electoral Map Doesn’t Always Lead Straight to White House
“If you get the votes,” Stu Spencer advised a persistent young reporter during the 1980 U.S. presidential campaign, “the map will follow.” Spencer, the top political strategist for Ronald Reagan and one of the best ever to ply the trade, was suggesting that the fixation on the Electoral College and […] Read more »
Could a truly honest politician become president?
… So can an honest candidate, who doesn’t distort his opponents’ records or rhetoric, win the presidency? … Yes. Now more than ever, with a public highly anxious about the economy and worn down after years of promises that things would get better, the time is ripe for a candid […] Read more »
Impact of jobs report on presidential contest minimal
The economy is, by virtually everyone’s account, the driving force behind the 2012 election, and yet, more than three months into a renewed economic slowdown, the impact has yet to dent President Obama’s standing in the polls. … The economy began showing signs in April of running out of steam. […] Read more »
Support for Obama Appears Solid among Latinos in Florida
A major part of the dialogue on the 2012 presidential election has centered on which candidate will win the hearts and minds of the ever-growing Latino electorate. New survey data collected by Latino Decisions give us a glimpse into how this competition is playing out in the “swing state” of […] Read more »