President Barack Obama continues to lead presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney by wide margins with Latinos, according to the latest NBC News-Wall Street Journal-Telemundo poll. Hispanics, the largest-growing segment of the U.S. population over the past decade, said they preferred Obama over Romney in the presidential race, 63 to 28 […] Read more »
Medicare Voucher Plan Remains Unpopular
Paul Ryan’s selection to the Republican ticket has put the issue of Medicare squarely on the 2012 campaign agenda. And the latest Pew Research Center survey continues to find the public is aware of a proposal to gradually shift Medicare to a system of vouchers and is, on balance, more […] Read more »
Heading into conventions, Obama has four-point lead
After Mitt Romney selected his vice presidential running mate, and just days before the political conventions kick off next week, President Barack Obama maintains his advantage in the race for the White House, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. [cont.] Mark Murray, NBC News Read more »
Ryan’s budget approach challenges bishops, at odds with Catholics
Mitt Romney’s decision to include Catholic congressman Paul Ryan on the Republican ticket presents a challenge for the U.S. Catholic bishops. And, equally importantly, it has the potential to open up a new “religion problem” for the Romney campaign among rank-and-file Catholics. At the heart of this tension is Ryan’s […] Read more »
Ryan on Ticket Focuses Both Campaigns on Turnout
The selection of Paul Ryan to be the Republican vice-presidential candidate has galvanized both parties’ bases. The Wisconsin congressman is Velcro for his side and Teflon for Democrats. That enthusiasm is critical in an election that will be awash in cash from the well-heeled campaigns and the outside groups unleashed […] Read more »
The GOP Counter-Argument On Medicare
By picking Paul Ryan as his running mate, Mitt Romney is betting that the electorate’s view of entitlements has changed in their favor this year. … Adding credence to the GOP’s case: Polls conducted in 28 battleground districts for the National Republican Congressional Committee, obtained by National Journal, which suggest […] Read more »