As he today addresses the Veterans of Foreign Wars conference and as he prepares to embark on his week-long overseas trip, Mitt Romney continues to trail President Obama when it comes to national security and being a good commander-in-chief, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. But the […] Read more »
Most Say They Already Know Enough about the Candidates
With more than three months to go before Election Day, most voters already feel that there’s little left to learn about the presidential candidates. [cont.] Pew Read more »
Romney, Obama, and the Hidden Issue of 2012
… Given the broad consensus on American exceptionalism, it seems fair to ask what role, if any, it will play in the upcoming presidential campaign. Unlike topics such as taxes or health care or foreign policy, American exceptionalism isn’t normally thought of as a campaign issue, per se. Yet it […] Read more »
Close-Up Time
… Barring some cataclysmic event, the dominant issue in this election will be the economy — and how it is viewed, which lens is used, is extremely important. A close-up, telephoto lens keeping the focus and eye trained squarely on Obama and the state — and more importantly, the direction […] Read more »
Public to Congress: Bend, Don’t Break
Most Americans see conflict between the parties as the central reason Washington has not produced a more productive response to the persistent economic slowdown, but remain pessimistic that the two sides will reach effective agreements more often after the November election, according to the latest United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection […] Read more »
Romney preferred over Obama to handle the economy
Despite concerted Democratic attacks on his business record, Republican challenger Mitt Romney scores a significant advantage over President Obama when it comes to managing the economy, reducing the federal budget deficit and creating jobs, a national USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds. [cont.] Susan Page, USA Today Read more »