… One-quarter of U.S. voters are persuadable, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll, and both Obama and Romney will spend the next four months trying to convince these fickle, hard-to-reach individuals that only he has what it takes to fix an ailing nation. [cont.] Laurie Kellman and Jennifer Agiesta, AP Read more »
Survey of Voters Ages 18-29
… While Obama is doing better among young voters than he is among voters nationally (an average of nationwide surveys now give Obama a 1-2 point lead), his advantage over Romney is much smaller than his Election Day performance in 2008, when he defeated John McCain by 33% among voters […] Read more »
Obama leads Romney among Latinos in key battleground states
New polling released June 22, 2012 by Latino Decisions and America’s Voice finds President Obama maintaining a wide lead over Republican Mitt Romney among Latino registered voters in five key battleground states. The poll interviewed 400 Latinos each in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Nevada and Virginia – all states expected to […] Read more »
GOP Holds Early Turnout Edge, But Little Enthusiasm for Romney
… The latest national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press … finds that the contest between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney is shaping up to be a close one. Not only is the horserace nearly even – 50% of registered voters currently support Obama […] Read more »
Obama pollster: Stop obsessing over the daily horse race polls
… “The only thing that’s bouncing around are the public polls,” [Obama pollster Joel ] Benenson said. “The electorate doesn’t bounce around like that.” … Benenson argued that coverage of meaningless daily polling distracts from coverate of the actual policy differences between the candidates. [cont.] Greg Sargent, Washington Post Read more »
Bias Against a Mormon Presidential Candidate Same as in 1967
Eighteen percent of Americans say they would not vote for a well-qualified presidential candidate who happens to be a Mormon, virtually the same as the 17% who held this attitude in 1967. [cont.] Frank Newport, Gallup Read more »