… Some pollsters reject the idea that summer economic measures will settle the choices of undecided voters, who tend to make up their minds very late. “Personally, I think it borders on the ridiculous,” said Mark Mellman, a prominent Democratic pollster. “No one can say for sure that anything is […] Read more »
Jim Lehrer and Andrew Kohut Discuss the 2012 Election
On Monday, July 2, retiring “PBS NewsHour” anchor Jim Lehrer interviewed Pew Research Center President Andrew Kohut at the Chautauqua Institution’s Morning Lecture Series. … Lehrer and Kohut discussed the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision about the Affordable Care Act, the divided American electorate and how it will play out […] Read more »
Why is ‘issue coverage’ so boring—and often wrong?
… When pollsters—yes, pollsters—start sounding like high-minded press critics, it’s a sign that horse-race hysteria has grown to absurd levels. With the election still four months away, we are hooked up to ephemeral data bursts with a shelf life of four hours. [cont.] Walter Shapiro, Columbia Journalism Review Read more »
Americans unfamiliar with some possible Romney running mates
Most Americans are unfamiliar with some of the men speculated to be on Mitt Romney’s list of potential running mates, according to a new CNN/ORC International Poll released Thursday. [cont.] Ashley Killough, CNN Read more »
Partisans Agree: Presidential Election Will Be Exhausting
… More voters say that both presidential candidates have been too personally critical of each other than did so at this point in the 2008 campaign. [cont.] Pew Read more »
Where the presidential race stands, and where it could go
It’s July 4, a brief midsummer break for politics and a good opportunity to take stock of where the presidential race stands and what might shift in the weeks to come. Begin with the most basic fact – the 2012 election has been a close contest so far and seems […] Read more »