One year ago, Romney’s faith was a problem, not an asset. The conventional wisdom held that Romney’s strength was his background as a successful businessperson and competent, technocratic, turnaround guru, while Mormonism threatened his support among the Evangelical Christians central to his chances of securing the presidency. Now, with two […] Read more »
Phase V of the Campaign Begins
… Conventions have little official function anymore. So their value to the candidates — the value that can produce an average five-percentage-point “bounce” in a candidate’s standing in the polls — is based on the intensive media coverage that focuses voters on the party’s ticket. Mitt Romney’s campaign faces a […] Read more »
The 10 numbers that matter in the new Washington Post-ABC News poll
The latest Washington Post-ABC News poll, which was released this morning, is chock full of fascinating and, at times, contradictory indicators about what people think of President Obama and Mitt Romney, the state of the country and where we are headed on November 6. We’ve already written plenty about what’s […] Read more »
More Interest in GOP Platform than Romney’s Speech
As the Republican convention gets underway, more Americans express interest in learning about what’s in the GOP platform than in the speeches by either Mitt Romney or his running mate. [cont.] Pew Read more »
Most Americans Still Predict Obama Will Win 2012 Election
Most Americans believe President Obama will win the presidential election this fall, even though the race has been highly competitive for most of the year. Americans’ expectation that Obama will win has been remarkably consistent, virtually unchanged since May despite three intervening months of campaigning. [cont.] Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
Forward? Voters Don’t Think So
In his campaign messaging, President Obama claims the mantle of “Forward.” But voters fundamentally disagree with that characterization of the country. Only 39 percent of likely voters today say the country is moving forward. That is one reason why the fundamentals of the 2012 election favor Republicans as they gather […] Read more »