Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will enter Tuesday’s debate with similar favorable ratings from U.S. registered voters. In fact, among the electorate, the two presidential candidates’ favorable ratings have been almost identical since May, after Romney clinched the Republican nomination. … Previously, Gallup had reported candidate favorable ratings on the […] Read more »
Why the Latino vote may tilt Virginia blue in 2012
… Michael McDonald, a national expert on voter participation, and Professor of Government and Politics at GMU, teamed with Latino Decisions and America’s Voice to release fresh polling of Latino voters in Virginia. … The poll found 66% of Virginia Latinos plan to vote for Obama compared to 22% for […] Read more »
The Romney Rural Surge
Rural voters polled last week said they preferred Romney to President Barack Obama by a 22-point margin, 59 percent to 37 percent. … The poll questioned 600 likely voters living in rural counties in nine swing states — Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin. […] Read more »
Wisconsin, the land of persuadable voters
… This is shaping up to be another close presidential election that will be decided in part by the mysterious calculations of swing voters in places such as Wisconsin. These voters are what strategists refer to as the “persuadables.” About 10 to 15 percent of Badger State voters have no […] Read more »
Seniors 65+ on Medicare, the debate, and the economy
Resurgent Republic sponsored two focus groups in Tampa, Florida, among seniors age 65 and older who supported Barack Obama in 2008 and are not strongly affiliated with either candidate today. Conducted by McLaughlin & Associates, the groups were split by gender. … Medicare is undoubtedly an important issue for this […] Read more »
An Ever Closer Race That Now Tilts Towards Romney
For most of a year now, the data and underlying dynamics of the political environment has pointed to a very close election that may well be decided by which Presidential candidate makes a more compelling case to voters that their Presidency will both change the direction of the country, and […] Read more »