President Obama continues to lead Mitt Romney among likely voters, polls show, suggesting that the president has been able to maintain a post-convention bounce as the Republican candidate struggles to regain traction. [cont.] Nia-Malika Henderson, Washington Post See also: Obama vs. Romney: Issue by issue Presidential trial heats Read more »
WPA Pre-Election Polling Summary
… Things are bad, but not as bad as you might think. No matter how you look at the race, Mitt Romney now trails Barack Obama. Depending on which poll you review (more on this later), that deficit is anywhere from two points to seven but no polls are showing […] Read more »
Romney overcame similar deficit in ’02 race
About six weeks before a crucial election, and shortly after he had secured the Republican nomination, Mitt Romney was trailing badly. Voters had unfavorable views of him. They didn’t think he cared for people like them. Women overwhelmingly favored his opponent. The year was 2002. There are many ways in […] Read more »
Romney’s Likely Share of Latino Vote Plummets to 23% Based on LD Vote Predict
It seems that Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney’s hopes of reaching a respectable level of support among Latino Voters may be dwindling. The Romney Campaign’s own stated target of 38% of the Hispanic vote is shrinking from view according to our latest results. … The title of Jordian Fabian’s op-ed for […] Read more »
Tired Cries of Bias Don’t Help Romney
In the last few days, conservatives have become agitated about Mitt Romney’s drop-off in the polls. So did they think the stumble was because of the ill-fated “47 percent” slip of the lip, or the hasty effort to gain a political edge after the death of an American ambassador in […] Read more »
Ordinary Lies, Damn Lies and the Debates
Consumer warning: The claims you hear in Wednesday night’s presidential debate may be hazardous, if not to your health, then to your relationship to reality. In a campaign that features some of the most dishonest television ads in history, President Obama and Mitt Romney have been more circumspect about what […] Read more »