With five months to go until Election Day 2012, all indications are that the presidential race between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney is going to go down to the wire and that the outcome will ultimately be decided by voters in 10-15 battleground states in which neither candidate has a […] Read more »
How Wisconsin Could Reset The Electoral College Map
… Walker’s survival adds more evidence that Obama and other Democrats face huge headwinds this November in states where those blue-collar whites dominate the electorate, as they do in Wisconsin. And that will increase the pressure on the president (and his party, in Congressional races) to maximize their gains this […] Read more »
Romney Edges Obama in Battle for Middle-Income Voters
Mitt Romney currently has a 49% to 45% edge over Barack Obama among middle-income voters, those whose annual household income is between $36,000 and $89,999. Romney has the same lead among upper-income voters, while Obama maintains a wide advantage among lower-income voters. [cont.] Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
Romney’s favorable rating jumps, but Obama still more popular
Mitt Romney’s favorable ratings are on the rise, but a new national poll indicates that President Barack Obama remains more popular than his Republican challenger. [cont.] CNN Read more »
Obama-Romney race tied; Obama supporters appear more energized
The race for the White House remains very close, according to a new national poll, partly because neither President Barack Obama or Republican challenger Mitt Romney have a clear advantage on issue number one – the economy. [cont.] Paul Steinhauser, CNN Read more »
Trouble for Obama
… On one level, the presidential election is a fight for the hearts and minds of independents in the middle. For the Obama campaign, though, the second fight is to get young and Hispanic voters to show up. The intensity of four years ago is hard to find today. [cont.] […] Read more »