Voters in three critical swing states broadly oppose the sweeping changes to Medicare proposed by Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan and, by big margins, favor President Obama over Mitt Romney on the issue, according to new state polls by The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation. Among seniors, […] Read more »
Obama Approval, Vote Support Both Reach 50% or Better
President Barack Obama’s job approval rating has been 50% or higher in each of the last four Gallup Daily tracking figures, including a 51% rating in the latest three-day rolling average, from Sept. 23-25. … More generally, September is turning out to be one of Obama’s best months in over […] Read more »
Health Care and the 2012 Election
… As of mid-September, President Obama holds an edge over Gov. Romney as the candidate more likely to be trusted to handle a range of health care issues. From the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to Medicaid, reducing health care costs and women’s health, Pres. Obama holds at least a 20 […] Read more »
What’s behind Obama’s big lead among women?
… Democrats traditionally have an advantage with women voters. But Mr. Obama’s advantage among women has grown to striking proportions. The president is also now even winning married women voters in the two states — a group that previously backed Mitt Romney. [cont.] Stephanie Condon, CBS News Read more »
No, the Polls Aren’t Rigged to Look Like 2008
Campaign 2012 has reached the stage where partisans have moved from attacking their opponents to attacking the polls. … One common complaint in the current conservative fusillade is that many 2012 polls are using the “2008 turnout model.” … In fact, the “2008 turnout model” critique is so far off […] Read more »
Among Obama supporters, enthusiasm hasn’t dimmed
A common theme we keep hearing from conservatives who are unhappy with the public polls is that the surveys assume a 2012 electorate that looks a lot like the one in 2008. For instance, The Weekly Standard’s Jay Cost argues that we should be wary of polls showing a strong […] Read more »