Whoever captures the White House on Nov. 6, the election season produced one clear winner: William Jefferson Clinton. … If the president is defeated he’ll remain a historic figure, the first black president. Much of his legacy, including the health-care bill and financial-regulation overhaul, will be shredded by Republicans. … […] Read more »
Mitt’s Pennsylvania Push: Real or Fake?
The Romney campaign seems to have committed to a late push into Pennsylvania, to the derision of Team Obama. The latter sees this as a desperation ploy by a foundering campaign, similar to John McCain’s late entrance into the Keystone State in 2008. Is that right? I don’t think so. […] Read more »
A definitive guide to the eight swing states that will decide the election
The campaign is nearing an end. The final polls are being conducted. Soon enough, we’ll all be sitting and watching actual votes being counted. For election junkies like myself, we always have a lot of data in our minds. We know a state’s voting history and what to expect from […] Read more »
Leadership Ratings Help Obama; 50% Approval, Not So Much
Barack Obama has maintained a sizable advantage over Mitt Romney in trust to handle a major crisis and regained his lead in being seen as the stronger leader, wielding the benefits of incumbency to stay competitive, economic discontent aside, in the razor-close 2012 election. Obama also has managed essentially an […] Read more »
WaPo-ABC tracking poll: Obama up on ‘strong leader,’ but contest still basically deadlocked
There remains almost no daylight between President Obama and Republican Mitt Romney as the 2012 presidential campaign nears its conclusion, according to the latest Washington Post-ABC News tracking poll. Likely voters nationally continue to divide about down the middle: 49 percent support Obama, 48 percent back Romney. It’s the 10th […] Read more »
Swing States Poll: Fired-up voters split, 48%-48%
Voters in the nation’s key battlegrounds have become as enthusiastic and engaged in the 2012 presidential election as they were in the historic contest four years ago, and they finally have made up their minds about President Obama and Mitt Romney. It’s a tie: 48%-48%. [cont.] Susan Page, USA Today Read more »