Democratic pollster Mark Mellman shares his thoughts on the differences between polls and whether there still many undecided voters as we get closer to Election Day. Jansing and Co., MSNBC Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Read more »
Obama holds his lead in Iowa, Wisconsin
With fewer than three weeks until Election Day, new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls show President Barack Obama maintaining his lead over Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in the battleground states of Iowa and Wisconsin. According to the polls – which were conducted from Monday through Wednesday, encompassing Tuesday’s presidential […] Read more »
LGBT Americans Skew Democratic, Largely Support Obama
Gallup’s landmark study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans finds that 44% identify as Democratic, 43% as independent, and 13% as Republican. That compares to 32% of non-LGBT Americans who identify as Democratic, 39% as independent, and 30% as Republican. … While 45% of LGBT individuals describe their […] Read more »
The Presidential Race: Where Does It Go From Here?
… It’s obvious that President Obama did much, much better in the second debate than he did in the first — his answers were crisper and his criticisms of Mitt Romney more pointed. It’s fair to ask where this Barack Obama was two weeks ago, but for Democrats, Obama’s performance […] Read more »
Poll Indicates That Immigration Matters to Hispanic Voters in New Mexico
Hispanic voters comprise nearly 40% of the electorate in the state of New Mexico, making New Mexico the state where Latino voters have the greatest influence on the election outcomes. Consequently, many have suggested that New Mexico may provide a glimpse into the future of Latino politics nationally. This context […] Read more »
October Surmise: Predicting The Next President
Predicting a presidential winner is one of America’s favorite pastimes in an election year. Pundits and bloggers rely on introspection and retrospection for their predictions. The politerati prognosticate at Aspen Institute round tables and in the Cambridge Journal. Pollsters crunch survey data to divine a victor. Everybody gets in on […] Read more »