Americans have a more positive (35%) than negative (23%) view of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, though four in 10 are not familiar enough with him to rate him. … Gallup Daily tracking from June 1-July 26 finds Jewish registered voters favoring Obama over Romney by 68% to 25%. [cont.] […] Read more »
Voter Overload and the Presidential Endgame
… Given that the presidential election is likely to be close, possibly extremely close, late deciders — that is, voters who don’t have strong partisan attachments and tend to fall into the independent category — are likely to choose the winner. How do these people make their decisions in the […] Read more »
Romney’s Anchor
… What seems to be holding Romney back are voters’ personal feelings toward him, which are more negative than those faced by any of the past six nonincumbent nominees. … In my judgment, Romney’s poor numbers go back to his campaign’s obsession with talking only about the economy and not […] Read more »
How will social and religious issues factor into 2012 election?
… Will Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith hurt him among evangelical (or other) voters? Will President Obama lose support among Catholics, a key voting bloc, because of his positions on abortion, contraception and same-sex marriage? In short, will social and religious issues play a significant role in this election, as they […] Read more »
Dark Money Political Groups Target Voters Based on Their Internet Habits
… Online advertising companies have amassed vast quantities of information on what individual people read, watch, and do on the Internet. … These anonymous profiles of information are used to customize advertisements—like sending casino ads to someone who just bought a plane ticket to Vegas. But these profiles are also […] Read more »
Little Voter Discomfort with Romney’s Mormon Religion
Most voters continue to say it is important for a president to have strong religious beliefs. But voters have limited awareness of the religious faiths of both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama. And there is little evidence to suggest that concerns about the candidates’ respective faiths will have a meaningful […] Read more »