Election Polls

Election Monitor: Obama Campaign Sets Out to Define Romney

Steve Lombardo | Posted 05.15.2012

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In the last 10 days, team Obama has gone on the offensive, using a two-pronged issue strategy: one economic, and one social, that for about 48 hours put the Romney campaign on its heels.

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No Silver Bullet for 2012

Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza | Posted 01.10.2012

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In polling, a year is an eternity. A little less than a year before the 2008 election, Hillary Clinton led now-President Barack Obama by 27 points, and Obama just barely tied with candidates Giuliani and McCain.

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Polls Gone Wild: Political Gripes In An Internet Age

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — When a widely publicized poll showed Republican John Kasich with a commanding, 10-point advantage in Ohio's governor's race, aides ...

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Gamblers' Election-Forecasting Prowess and How They're Betting on the 2010 Races

Keith Thomson | Posted 05.25.2011

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A professional horseplayer once told me that compared to handicapping horse races, elections were a cakewalk. "Polls can be inaccurate," he said. "Gamblers are accurate or they lose." There's considerable evidence he was on the money.

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The Republican Tsunami That Could(n't)

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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As successful as the GOP should be, I don't think Republicans will do as well as most pundit predictions. It's one thing to say you want to throw the bums out. It's another to stare at a ballot and put a check next to "Sharron Angle."

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As Prop 8 Trial Concludes, Study Shows Risk of Rushing to Ballot

Paul Hogarth | Posted 05.25.2011

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Today, the Proposition 8 trial in San Francisco Federal Court will hear its long-awaited closing arguments -- as gay marriage advocates prepare to return to the ballot.

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Election Day: What To Watch For In New Jersey, New York And Virgiia

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political co...

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Exit Polls 2008: See The Full Results

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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(More exit polls coming soon. We explain why you shouldn't trust them below.) The head to head exit polls just were sent to the Huffington Post by a ...

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President Obama?

Posted 05.25.2011

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Who's Winning The Election? Voting Results, Election Updates, Widgets, Video

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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HuffPost has gathered widgets and live video feeds to give you a one stop shop for election night. Below you'll find a) poll closing times, b) the lat...

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Economy Is Voters Biggest Concern: Tribune Poll

Chicago Tribune | Rick Pearson | Posted 05.25.2011

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For Brian Gerber of Wheeling, the economic anxiety afflicting a nation lumbering toward Election Day gained a very human face last week, and it was a ...

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Why Are All the Polls Wrong About Obama?

Jason Pollock | Posted 05.25.2011

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According the pollsters, Barack didn't experience a post-convention bounce. He isn't up by 5 or 10 points right now like they are all saying he should be. Well friends, I would beg to differ.

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Obama Wins Big With Born-Again Christians

Christine Wicker | Posted 05.25.2011

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For the first time in two decades, the born-again vote (a key segment of the evangelical vote) is moving toward Democrats instead of Republicans. These Americans give Obama a 12-point lead, 43 percent to 31 percent.

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Obama Lead In Newsweek Poll Drops From 15 To 3

The Carpetbegger Report | Steve Benen | Posted 05.25.2011

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I wasn't especially excited when Newsweek said Barack Obama enjoyed a 15-point lead over John McCain three weeks ago, and I'm not especially discourag...

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The Story of the Race So Far -- the Surprising Weakness of John McCain

Simon Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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McCain is a weak and bumbling candidate, ill-suited for a presidential race, and is still struggling to bring his party together. His polling numbers have slipped from the low 40s to 38, 36 -- and now 33.

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