(adapted from The Fix) 1. Romney Helped Himself: Romney’s rise into a dead heat in national polling began almost immediately after the first debate. 2. Obama is a Fair-to-Good Debater:...
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Post Debate Polls: A Quick Recap
The instant polls produced an Obama victory, according to CNN (48%-40%), but with Romney passing the commander-in-chief test in the eyes of those who watched. The reactions offered real-time confirmation...
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It’s All A Ground Game Now
While the peripherals to the campaign — among them, the media — obsess and grind their teeth over the polls, the campaign professionals are increasingly focused on the ground game...
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Romney Erases Obama Lead Among Women
The AP-GfK poll, taken Friday through Tuesday, shows Romney pulling even with Obama among women at 47-47 after lagging by 16 points a month earlier.
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Oct 2012
Colin Powell Endorses Obama
After saying that he still considers himself a Republican “of a more moderate mold, and that’s something of a dying breed, I’m sorry to say,” he said he will vote...
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Ohio: The Center Of The Political Universe
A new Time magazine poll shows President Obama up 5 points over Mitt Romney in Ohio, 49% - 44%. In a CBS/Quinnipiac University poll released earlier this week, Obama led...
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The Unseemly Politics Of Voter Suppression
In Maricopa County, home of more than half of Arizona's voters, material reminding Spanish-language speakers to vote lists Election Day as Nov. 8, two days after the polls close. The...
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Battle For Control Of The U.S. Senate
There are now at least eight critical contests in which polling shows essentially a dead heat, encouraging Republicans’ hopes that they may yet snag the chamber, which very recently seemed...
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Oct 2012
Senate Releases Draft Track-And-Trace Language
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee has released draft language of legislation that establishes a system to track pharmaceuticals as they move from manufacturers to pharmacy shelves. The...
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House Dems Set Leadership Elections
House Democrats will hold their caucus leadership elections on Nov. 29 as speculation continues to swirl over whether Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, will seek to return as the chamber’s...
