After two political conventions and heading into the post-Labor Day sprint, President Barack Obama leads Republican nominee Mitt Romney in the key battlegrounds of Florida, Ohio and Virginia, according to new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls of each of these three states. … These states – all of which Obama […] Read more »
Did Barack Obama Save Ohio?
… While most of the debate nationally still revolves around why the economy remains so pathetic, there are several pivotal states — Ohio, Florida, Nevada, Virginia — where things are slowly turning around. In these states, the real issue may not be who deserves blame for economic ruin but rather […] Read more »
In Poll, Obama Is Given Trust Over Medicare
The Romney-Ryan proposal to reshape Medicare by giving future beneficiaries fixed amounts of money to buy health coverage is deeply unpopular in Florida, Ohio and Wisconsin, according to new polls that found that more likely voters in each state trust President Obama to handle Medicare. [cont.] Michael Cooper and Dalia […] Read more »
Voices from the Battleground States
The latest batch of Quinnipiac University/New York Times/CBS News polls show a tight race between President Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney in the battleground states of Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Wisconsin and Virginia. Follow-up interviews with poll respondents offer a glimpse into how likely voters view both of the […] Read more »
New Polls Show Obama Has Edge in 3 Battleground States
President Obama is struggling to persuade voters that he deserves to win re-election based on his handling of the economy, but his empathy and personal appeal give him an edge over Mitt Romney in Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania, according to Quinnipiac University/New York Times/CBS News polls. [cont.] Jeff Zeleny and […] Read more »
Swing State Storm Clouds for Obama and Romney Alike
The latest round of Quinnipiac University swing state polls released this morning offer as much to frighten as cheer both President Obama and Mitt Romney. In that way, they capture the crosswinds that today point toward a closely fought, sharply polarized, and probably highly negative, campaign through November. [cont.] Ron […] Read more »