While the presidential election, nationally, remains a virtually tied contest, likely voters of all political stripes have blessed President Barack Obama’s response to the storm that lashed the Northeast this week. The ABC News/Washington Post daily tracking, for several days...
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President Barack Obama comforts Hurricane Sandy victim Dana Vanzant as he visits a neighborhood in Brigantine, New Jersey, on Oct. 31, 2012.
Obama’s Hurricane Response: 78-Percent Positive in Tracking Poll
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Cutouts of President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney behind an AARP display before the candidates' final debate on Oct. 22, 2012, at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla.
Obama-Romney Tie Before Debate
Updated at 6:50 pm EDT As the final televised debate of the presidential campaign nears tonight — at 9 pm EDT — another public opinion poll shows a virtual tie in the contest between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt...
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Dolls of President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney at a gift shop at the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
Presidential Contest No `Fun’ for Independent Voters, Poll Finds
Never mind what voters think of the candidates. What they think of the contest is another question. More than six in 10 of the independent voters whom President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney are courting view the 2012 presidential...
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Senator Barack Obama of Illinois and Senator John McCain of Arizona prior to a presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, in this Oct. 15, 2008 file photo.
Obama’s Advantage Over Romney Similar to Lead Over McCain in 2008
President Barack Obama’s advantage over Republican challenger Mitt Romney among female voters is similar to his pre-election margins four years ago, though Obama’s edge among all voters is smaller than at a similar point in 2008. Obama leads by 56...
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President Barack Obama, center, greets supporters after speaking at a campaign event in Desert Pines High School on Sept. 30, 2012 in Las Vegas.
Debate Expectations: Bar Games
Expectations are everything. By a margin of nearly two to one, voters expect President Barack Obama to “win” the televised debates with Republican Mitt Romney that start Wednesday night in Denver. By two to one, most think Obama will win...
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Mitt Romney during a campaign rally at SeaGate Convention Centre on Sept. 26, 2012 in Toledo, Ohio.
Romney’s Talking Point: 6-pct Lag
Any good campaign needs to dust off its talking points from time to time. In an interview aired over the weekend, Republican Mitt Romney was asked when he, known as “a turnaround artist” in business, is planning to put his...
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Mitt Romney at a campaign rally on Sept. 25, 2012 in Vandalia, Ohio.
Romney’s 47% Remark: Negative
Mitt Romney’s remark about the 47 percent of Americans who pay no taxes, thus “victims” of government dependency and politically unreachable by his campaign, hasn’t gone over well. “Americans disagree with Romney’s recently leaked comment to high-dollar donors that 47...
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Supporters shout "USA! USA!" as they attempt to drown out a protester as Mitt Romney campaigned in Fairfax, Va., on Sept. 13, 2012.
Romney on Obama’s `Shoot First, Aim Later’ Critique: `Politics’
What does Mitt Romney have to say about President Barack Obama’s “shoot first, aim later” comment about his Republican rival’s approach to important matters? “Well, this is politics,” Romney says. “I’m not going to worry about the campaign.” Romney’s remarks...
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Delegates during day three of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Charlotte.
Obama Over Romney Post-Conventions: ABC/Post, Gallup, CNN
President Barack Obama gained a 6 percentage point advantage over Republican Mitt Romney among registered voters following the Democratic National Convention, according to a poll which also finds a virtual tie among those most likely to vote. The president’s position...
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Video of former president George W. Bush is played during the Republican National Convention.
Jeb Bush: George Bush Unfair Target for Obama After Four Years
Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor, son of one president and brother of another, will address the Republican National Convention tomorrow night, before the party nominates Mitt Romney for president. This is a convention that has yet to prominently acknowledge the...
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