Married mothers in two competitive presidential states rate Republican nominee Mitt Romney better at dealing with the nation’s economic challenges than President Barack Obama, even as they side with the incumbent on reproductive rights and say he best understands their problems and struggles. A Bloomberg News Swing Voter poll in […] Read more »
Obama holds lead in Ohio; statistical tie in Va., Fla.
As President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney prepare to square off for their first debate Wednesday night, the Democratic incumbent maintains a significant lead in one key battleground state while the contest in two others have tightened, according to a new round of NBC News/Marist/Wall Street Journal […] Read more »
Suburban Women, Priorities for the Presidential Debate
Resurgent Republic sponsored two focus groups in Richmond, Virginia, among college-educated suburban women who voted for Barack Obama in 2008 and are not strongly affiliated with either candidate today. Conducted by American Viewpoint, the focus groups were split by age (ages 50-64 and ages 30-49) with household incomes ranging from […] Read more »
Who’s Afraid of Virginia?
… Nearly half a century after the sexual revolution, the politics of that revolution have hit Virginia with a vengeance. … There is a self-evident truth in contemporary politics: any constituency angered, threatened or fearful of the way the state exercises power is motivated to turn out to vote. The […] Read more »
Who will abandon Obama and Romney on Election Day?
Three new Washington Post polls in swing states reveal a positive snapshot for President Obama, who holds leads in Ohio, Florida and Virginia. For most voters, the decision is over: More than eight in 10 of each candidate’s supporters say they will “definitely” vote for them. But, which pieces of […] Read more »
Obama has edge over Romney in three battleground states
President Barack Obama has the edge over Republican Mitt Romney in three potentially decisive states in the presidential election. Obama tops Romney by seven percentage points among likely voters in both Ohio (49-42 percent) and Virginia (50-43 percent). In Florida, the president holds a five-point edge (49-44 percent). … The […] Read more »