Biden, Ryan Face the ‘Saturday Night Live’ Test
Romney campaign pollster Neil Newhouse talks to Gerald F. Seib, of the Wall Street Journal, about the vice-presidential debate and the state of the race.
View ArticleWhy Wisconsin Could Be the Key to a Romney Victory
… If I were Romney’s campaign manager, I would tell Ryan to spend most of the next three weeks—morning, noon, and night—visiting every city, town, and hamlet in Wisconsin. And if my internal polls had...
View ArticleWho Won the Debate? Think Twice About the Answers on Twitter
… After the debate between Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Representative Paul D. Ryan last Thursday, Mr. Lotan’s company gathered examples on Twitter of users who used strong language like...
View ArticleWisconsin: Presidential and Senate races tied
A new Marquette Law School Poll finds the presidential race tied in Wisconsin, with President Barack Obama at 49 percent and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney at 48 percent among likely voters....
View ArticleSurvey of Young Americans: Obama on Solid Footing as More Trust Him to Deal...
… Respondents in our survey were asked to indicate whether they trusted Barack Obama or Mitt Romney more to deal with several key issues at stake in this election. On every issue, from the economy to...
View ArticleMedicare Fails to Sway Senior Voters
… Senior citizens are a coveted voting bloc in Florida, where they make up about a quarter of the electorate in this highly contested swing state. They are especially important for Republican...
View ArticleThe (Continued) Politics of Racial Resentment
… In remarks that dovetail Romney’s, VP nominee Paul Ryan indicated that urban, minority turnout was to blame for their loss. These comments reflect a broader theme: that Obama did not understand the...
View ArticleNo one knows who Grover Norquist is — and 5 other takeaways from the...
The 2012 election may be over but the Fix’s fascination with digging into the guts of polls continues on! With that in mind, we tore through the new Politico/George Washington University national poll...
View ArticleRepublicans Deemed Too Pro-Rich, 57% in Poll Want Change
A majority of Americans say the Republican Party needs a major overhaul after electoral losses revealed demographic, messaging and technological shortfalls compared with Democrats, a Bloomberg National...
View ArticleClinton tops list of 2016 hopefuls
Hillary Clinton hasn’t even stepped down yet as secretary of state and there’s already constant speculation as to whether she’ll run again for the White House. While no decision from her on any future...
View ArticleRanking the 2016 Republicans in the NBC/WSJ poll
Since last December, the NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll has been measuring the favorability-unfavorability numbers for the potential 2016 candidates. And here’s a fun little exercise First Read has...
View ArticlePaul Ryan a Favorite of Republicans
Of five recent Republican newsmakers also mentioned as potential 2016 presidential candidates, Wisconsin Rep. and 2012 vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan is rated most positively by Republicans and...
View Article2016 forecast: Rubio, Bush, Ryan have chance to win over 40% of Latino vote
While the 2016 presidential election is a full three years away many of the high profile Republican contenders are enmeshed in the immigration reform debate, and if Republicans demonstrate strong...
View ArticleChristie leads possible 2016 GOP contenders in CNN/ORC poll
A new national poll indicates, that for the first time, there may be an early frontrunner in the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. And according to a CNN/ORC International survey,...
View ArticleIowa Poll: The early favorites for 2016 presidential race
Iowa Republicans are wowed by Paul Ryan, a new Des Moines Register Iowa Poll shows. Mitt Romney’s 2012 running mate is wildly popular here with a 73 percent favorability rating, a surprise finding that...
View ArticleClinton deadlocked with Christie but leads other GOP presidential possibilities
In a potential preview of the next presidential election, a new national poll suggests Hillary Clinton and Chris Christie would be neck and neck if the 2016 contest were held today. But a CNN/ORC...
View ArticleFor 2016, Hillary Clinton has commanding lead over Democrats, GOP race wide open
Hillary Rodham Clinton holds a commanding 6 to 1 lead over other Democrats heading into the 2016 presidential campaign, while the Republican field is deeply divided with no clear front-runner,...
View ArticleJam for Christie, Clear Lane for Clinton in an Early Look at the 2016 On-Ramp
Chris Christie’s popularity has been badly dented and Republican preferences for president look like a six-car pileup in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll. In the Democratic lane, Hillary...
View ArticleChristie’s loss appears to be Clinton’s gain
What a difference two months makes. In late November and early December, in the wake of Chris Christie’s landslide re-election victory, the Republican governor from New Jersey was riding high in the...
View ArticleIowa Poll: 50% in Iowa say Hillary Clinton should run for president
If either Paul Ryan or Hillary Clinton truly is on the fence about running for president of the United States, some pop-the-champagne poll numbers from a new Des Moines Register Iowa Poll might...
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