On June 30, 2011, an enthusiastic Mitt Romney arrived here in the heart of the Lehigh Valley determined to make Pennsylvania a presidential battleground state. … A key assumption underpinned Romney’s appearance in Allentown — that the working class whites who once dominated this great industrial center would back the […] Read more »
Poll says voters support Pennsylvania’s voter ID law
Nearly two-thirds of likely Pennsylvania voters support the state’s new law requiring official photo ID to vote, according to the Inquirer Pennsylvania Poll, but behind the overall numbers lie sharp divisions. [cont.] Bob Warner, Inquirer Read more »
The man who explains politics in—and to—PA
When it comes to understanding the foundations of Keystone State politics—and how citizens process rhetoric and choose candidates—one name rises to the top. G. Terry Madonna, a professor and pollster at Franklin & Marshall College, is, for reporters (and readers and viewers) here, perhaps the most well-known—and, arguably, the most […] 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 »
Romney challenges Obama in blue-collar areas of Pennsylvania
The towns around Pittsburgh, the blue-collar areas where conservative Democrats live, are considered the greatest challenge for President Obama in battleground Pennsylvania, which is why it’s no surprise Mitt Romney made a campaign stop there Tuesday. Obama’s team has tried desperately to block Romney from any opening in a state […] Read more »