There’s something unusual about the argument currently dominating the U.S. presidential election. Republicans think they’ve got a winning hand arguing that President Obama will raise taxes. And Democrats think they’ve got a winning hand arguing that President Obama will … raise taxes. … Insofar as this election can be reduced […] Read more »
Majority want tax cuts for all, even the wealthy
A majority of Americans want the Bush tax cuts extended for everyone, despite a strong push by President Barack Obama to eliminate them on higher incomes, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll. [cont.] David Goldstein, McClatchy Newspapers Read more »
Race drives the presidential horserace
Of all the many things that might affect the outcome of November’s presidential election, the most powerful could be a single number – the percentage of voters who are nonwhite. [cont.] David Lauter, Los Angeles Times Read more »
Young Voters’ Turnout Intentions Lagging
Fifty-eight percent of U.S. registered voters aged 18 to 29 say they will “definitely vote” this fall, well below the current national average of 78% and far below 18- to 29-year-olds’ voting intentions in the fall of 2004 and 2008. [cont.] Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
Rocky Ground
… That sense of sustained struggle provides the yardstick for judging Obama. Those defecting from him, while generally unconvinced that Romney could do better, seem ready to simply try another approach. Those sticking with Obama believe that he’s produced all that can be asked against the headwinds of a turbulent […] Read more »
Obama’s bane is his big-government image
… More than one-third of Americans (37 percent) in the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll say Obama’s views on the size and role of government are a major reason to oppose him, while 26 percent say they are a reason to support him. Among independents, Obama’s government views are negative […] Read more »