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Daily Tracking Polls Suggest Little or No Romney Convention Bounce

September 5, 2012 by Marissa Selner 3 Comments

Modern political conventions don't tend to affect opinions as much as they did in the past. Photo Credit: Robert Neff

Daily tracking polls show little or no Romney bounce after the GOP convention – will Mitt Romney rise in the polls before election day, or will Barack Obama retain his lead to the end?

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Last Week’s Polls: Does Romney Really Have 0 Support Among Black Voters?

August 27, 2012 by Marissa Selner 2 Comments

Does Gov. Romney really have zero support among black voters, to President Obama’s 94% support? Marissa Selner breaks down the NBC election Poll.

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Romney Edges Obama on Leadership, Values, and Honesty According to New Poll

July 31, 2012 by Marissa Selner 8 Comments

Changes in the presidential race? A new poll conducted for The Hill by Pulse Opinion Research found likely voters rating Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney higher than President Obama on several key likeability issues.

Filed Under: Headlines, Polling Tagged With: obama vs. romney, presidential poll

Question Wording Matters in New Fast and Furious Poll From CNN

July 10, 2012 by Marissa Selner 1 Comment

Are voters confused about the Fast and Furious Subpoena/Contempt conflict between Eric Holder and Congress? A new CNN poll shows that most Americans agree with the vote of contempt, but also think it was conducted for political gain.

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Filed Under: Headlines, Polling Tagged With: congress, eric holder, fast and furious, polling science

Bloomberg Poll Has Obama Leading Romney by 13 Points

June 22, 2012 by Marissa Selner Leave a Comment

An outpouring of support for Obama, or a statistical anomaly? Photo credit: Sage Ross

Were polling flaws or statistics responsible for the recent Bloomberg poll showing an Obama lead of 13 points over Romney? Just what is a statistical outlier, anyway?

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Filed Under: Headlines, Polling Tagged With: obama ahead in polls, obama bloomberg poll, obama vs. romney

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Daily Tracking Polls Suggest Little or No Romney Convention Bounce

Last Week’s Polls: Does Romney Really Have 0 Support Among Black Voters?

Romney Edges Obama on Leadership, Values, and Honesty According to New Poll

Question Wording Matters in New Fast and Furious Poll From CNN

Bloomberg Poll Has Obama Leading Romney by 13 Points

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