What’s striking about our new NBC/WSJ poll — as well as our new round of NBC-Marist polls — is the consistency of the numbers for President Obama: He’s at or near 48% every way you slice it. [ cont. ] Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, Brooke Brower, NBC Read more »
Ten Key Insights Into the U.S. Presidential Election
The Nov. 6 U.S. presidential election is now about 24 weeks away, and both major-party candidates continue their nonstop campaigning to win over the hearts, minds, and motivations of voters. Gallup has been measuring public opinion related to the election — either directly or indirectly — for well over a […] Read more »
Romney bullying incident fazes few
A nearly 50-year-old bullying allegation against Mitt Romney doesn’t faze many voters, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Most Americans see the incident — recounted by some of Romney’s high school classmates in a Washington Post story — as not serious, and almost all, 90 percent, say it […] Read more »
Obama leads big with Latinos
Less than six months before November’s presidential election, President Obama enjoys a sizable lead over Mitt Romney among Latino voters, according to a new national NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Telemundo poll of Latino respondents. The challenge for the Obama campaign, however, will be turning out these voters, who aren’t as interested […] Read more »
NBC/WSJ poll: Obama, Romney locked in tight contest
Despite a volatile and eventful past few weeks in the early presidential contest, President Barack Obama continues to hold a small — and slightly narrowing — lead over Mitt Romney, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. … Mark Murray, NBC News Read more »
Obama, Romney in dead heat
After months of aggressive campaigning on jobs and the economy, President Obama and Mitt Romney, his likely Republican challenger, are locked in a dead heat over who could fix the problem foremost on voters’ minds, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. … Jon Cohen and Dan Balz, Washington […] Read more »