… A Pew poll last fall found more than a third of liberals said Obama made them feel “disappointed,” peaking at 48 percent among those who called themselves very liberal. But in a matchup against former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, liberal voters are just as lopsided in their support for […] Read more »
Obama Ahead By 4 Points Over Romney
In the latest Investor’s Business Daily/Christian Science Monitor /TIPP Poll, President Obama leads Governor Romney by 4 points. Romney has a 7-point advantage with Independent voters. [cont.] TIPP Online Read more »
Shifting the Economic Narrative
What is clear from this fresh look at public consciousness on the economy is how difficult this period has been for both non-college-educated and college-educated voters – and how vulnerable the prevailing narratives articulated by national Democratic leaders are. We will face an impossible headwind in November if we do […] Read more »
Walmart Moms in Swing States: Up for Grabs in the 2012 Election
The Gender Gap, The War On Women – there’s been a lot of focus on women and moms already in this election; but is the conversation that’s been going on really the right one or the relevant one? Not according to the moms we recently spoke to in an online […] Read more »
Majority of Union Members Favor Obama; a Third Back Romney
A majority of union members say they would vote for Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential race, although their support is by no means monolithic. While 57% of union workers who are registered to vote would support Obama, 35% would vote for Mitt Romney. [cont.] Frank Newport, Gallup Read more »
While Seeking Support, Obama Faces a Frustrated Hispanic Electorate
… In the 2008 and 2010 elections, Latinos mobilized late but in large numbers against Republicans who took a hard line against immigration, handing victories to Mr. Obama and other Democrats in closely contested states. This year, Mr. Obama’s supporters are warning, it may be much harder to prompt that […] Read more »