After a week in the spotlight in many prominent Latinos took to the stage at the RNC Convention, the impreMedia/Latino Decisions tracking poll finds a noticeable bump in support for Romney and Republicans among Latinos, as reported by Pilar Marrero. [cont.] Matt Barreto, Latino Decisions Read more »
Split Verdict in Polls on Romney Convention Bounce
My view is that the consensus of evidence so far points toward Mitt Romney having received a small bounce in the polls of perhaps two or three percentage points from the Republican convention in Tampa, Fla. Oddly enough, however, you can’t really find a poll that seems to reflect a […] Read more »
GOP Convention, Romney Speech Evoke Lukewarm Reactions
Last week’s Republican National Convention had a minimal impact on Americans’ self-reported voting intentions, with just about as many saying the convention made them less likely to vote for Mitt Romney as say it made them more likely to vote for him. … Romney’s acceptance speech this year scored low […] Read more »
Obama, Romney Bet on Waning Sliver of Undecideds
They make up only a sliver of the electorate, roughly 4 to 7 percent. We’re talking 1 million to 2 million people at most, in just a handful of critical states. They tend to be younger, female, and clueless about politics. They are the undecideds. Better yet, they could be […] Read more »
What Obama must do to win re-election
Nearly half of American voters say they’ll vote against President Obama no matter what. … With the presidential contest up for grabs, what does Obama need to do at the Democratic National Convention to build a lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney? Here are several goals that, if achieved, would […] Read more »
No Signs of GOP Convention Bounce Yet
… We have been monitoring the potential impact of the Republican convention on the presidential race on a day-by-day basis. So far, we don’t see an impact. … We do have some new data that reinforce the tentative conclusion that the Republican convention did not change the race. The results, […] Read more »