President Barack Obama holds a four-percentage-point lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney in a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll that also shows low approval ratings for Congress. The poll released today showed Obama with 48 percent backing, Romney with 44 percent. Obama has never...
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President Barack Obama exits Marine One to board Air Force One for a trip to Ohio on Aug. 21, 2012.
Obama’s Slim Advantage in Poll — Finding Little Impact from Ryan
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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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A Ford Motor Co. Mustang at the 2012 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit.
Swing-State Economy Shown in Polls
As a dear old newsman once asked, “Ever wonder why?” In an election contest dominated by the state of the American economy — with unemployment hovering above 8 percent nationally, and voters nationwide voicing mixed approval for President Barack Obama’s...
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President Barack Obama arrives at Miami International Airport on June 26, 2012.
Obama’s Moment in the Swing States
A poll, the pollsters like to say, is a snapshot of a moment in time. President Barack Obama is having a good moment today — near the close of what started as a bad month, the unemployment rate ticking up...
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Job seekers at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.
Obama v. Romney: The Economy
One’s own words: This is shaping up as a campaign in which President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney will be hearing their own words echoing throughout the media. Obama spoke about creating jobs this week at a news...
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