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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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
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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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John Boehner on Capitol Hill.
Boehner: White House Contest a `Card Game’
House Speaker John Boehner says he isn’t going to be discouraged by “political handwringing by these Washington insiders.” They are “trying to make this race look like its over for the president, who’s going to win.” With some polls showing...
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President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign event on Sept. 13, 2012 in Golden, Colorado.
Obama Gains Footing in Key States
President Barack Obama has gained a stronger footing in three states which he won in 2008, three states which Republican Mitt Romney hopes to take from him in November. Obama is favored by at least 50 percent of likely voters in...
Read more »If Romney’s Wooing Jersey, Best of Luck
First, Mitt Romney’s campaign tapped pugnacious New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to take the spotlight as the keynote speaker at last month’s Republican National Convention. Today, Romney revealed he’s “kind of a Snooki fan,” referring to the best-known and, to...
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Mitt Romney campaign pollster Neil Newhouse.
Romney Pollster Calls Obama Post-Convention Bump A ‘Sugar High’
Mitt Romney’s pollster has a message for voters, donors, and the journalists covering the presidential race: Don’t believe the polls. At least not the recent ones that indicate President Barack Obama has opened a lead over the Republican nominee following...
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A cutout of President Barack Obama during day one of the Democratic National Convention.
Obama’s Ratings Upside Down
President Barack Obama arrives at his convention upside down. More voters held an unfavorable opinion of Obama than a favorable one going into the Democratic National Convention that opened in Charlotte, North Carolina, tonight. This includes his lowest ratings among...
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Mississippi delegate Kelly Jacobs participates in the "Charlotte Labor Day Parade" on September 3, 2012 in Charlotte.
Romney Leads Obama 47- 43 pct in `Must-Win’ North Carolina: Poll
President Barack Obama has an uphill battle to win North Carolina again, though he’s keeping the race close enough to make Republican nominee Mitt Romney spend money in a state that Romney must carry to win the Nov. 6 election....
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A volunteer waits to receive credentials for President Barak Obama's acceptance speech during Charlotte's Democratic Convention at a campaign field office in Raleigh, N.C., on Aug. 23, 2012.
Obama Leads Romney in Florida — Site of the Republican Convention
When Mitt Romney arrives in Florida later this week for the Republican National Convention, he’ll land slightly behind in the biggest swing state of all, a new poll shows A CNN/TIME/ORC International poll released today shows President Barack Obama leading...
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Landscaper Mark Feliciano, who voted previously for Obama, has switched parties and will vote for GOP candidate Mitt Romney. Feliciano, who is of puerto rican descent, had to short sale his previous house and watch his business drop by 75 percent in the housing crash.
Romney’s Anti-Immigrant Stand Could Hurt in November
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, who famously called on undocumented immigrants to “self-deport,” is getting less than one fourth of the Hispanic vote, according to a poll out today. The survey by NBC News, Telemundo and the Wall Street Journal, found...
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