Posts Tagged ‘Head-to-Head’
Republican Candidate Leads President Obama in Straw Poll on Long-Term Care Insurance Support, an Issue Affecting Most Households
KIRKLAND, Wash., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a tight presidential race, voter sentiment on religion, race, jobs or contraception could tip the balance. Or "the decisive issue just might be a health problem that jeopardizes almost every American family," says Jonas Roeser, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Operations for LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP), one of the nation's most experienced long-term care insurance agencies. "Almost 3 in 4 people over 65 will need long-term care at some point, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services," he says. "But most don't have a plan to pay for this care, meaning their close relatives could be hit hard in the pocketbook. That includes just about everybody." So far the candidates have been mute on the long-term care [...]
Seven reasons President Obama could lose the election to Mitt Romney
WASHINGTON, April 23, 2012 — Democrats have been lulled into a fantasy that President Obama is unbeatable. It’s easy to see why. After the Republican candidates mauled each other in the primary, Mitt Romney emerged, finally, bloodied, but still on his feet, trying to make Republicans, if they couldn’t love him, to at least coalesce around him. So reluctant Republican leaders offered tepid endorsements. However, social conservatives still have their noses out of joint with Rick Santorum’s loss and mainstream Republicans don’t quite trust him because of his political past, no matter how he repudiates his previous positions. Romney has a beautiful, courageous wife, and five glorious sons, but Mitt Romney looks a lot like Don Draper’s older brother — you know, Don Draper from [...]
France Casts Votes in First Round of Presidential Election
French voter turnout held near a 33-year high in the first round of the presidential election that is almost certain to turn into a battle between President Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist challenger Francois Hollande. About 70.6 percent of the voters had cast their ballots by 5:00 p.m. Paris time, the Interior Ministry said, close to the 73.9 percent at the same time in the last election. The 84 percent participation in 2007 was the highest since 1974. About 45 million voters, more than 68 percent of the population, are likely to cast their ballots among 10 candidates, the top two of whom will head to the decisive second round on May 6. “It’s a foregone conclusion who will be in the second round,” said William Keylor, a professor of modern French history at Boston University, said [...]
Daily Presidential Tracking Poll – Obama 47, Romney 45
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Saturday shows that 27% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty percent (40%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -13 (see trends). Seventy percent (70%) of Republicans Strongly Disapprove, while 57% of Democrats Strongly Approve. Among voters not affiliated with either major party, 17% Strongly Approve, and 43% Strongly Disapprove. Check out our review of last week's key polls to see "What They Told Us." In a hypothetical Election 2012 matchup, President Obama earns 47% of the vote, while presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney attracts support from 45%. via Daily Presidential Tracking Poll - Rasmussen [...]
Who’s running for French president
French voters choose from 10 candidates in the first round of the presidential election on Sunday. Here's who they are:FRANCOIS HOLLANDEHollande, 57, is the front-runner in all opinion polls ahead of the election. Leader of the Socialist Party from 1997 to 2008, he's a career politician who has built his reputation as a manager and consensus-builder more than a visionary. He has tried to overcome his image as wishy-washy and too nice to make tough decisions. Benefiting from a large anti-Sarkozy sentiment, Hollande has campaigned on a leftist platform that takes aim at the wealthy, labeling the world of finance as his "real adversary" in the election. He was the longtime partner of 2007 presidential runner-up Segolene Royal, with whom he raised four children. [...]
First Gallup 2012 tracking poll: Romney 47, Obama 45
Worth blogging or no? On the one hand, it’s registered voters, not likelies, and we’ve got, oh, another 200 or so of these to go before election day. On the other hand, go look at BuzzFeed’s historical comparison. Incumbents always start out ahead — until now. For some reason they omit 1984, but Conn Carroll has that number: Reagan led Mondale by fully 13 points in April that year. Not since Gerald Ford has a sitting president actually trailed his presumptive opponent six-plus months before the election. The race breaks down into the expected patterns by party, with 90% of Democrats supporting Obama, and 90% of Republicans supporting Romney. The Republican results show that despite the rancor and divisiveness of the Republican campaign, the vast majority of Republicans are backing [...]
Romney Leads In Gallup Daily Tracking Poll Debut
Kyle Leighton April 16, 2012, 2:59 PM Mitt Romney leads President Obama by 2 points among registered voters in the first 2012 iteration of Gallup’s daily presidential tracking poll. The international polling firm has perhaps the largest influence in tracking American public opinion. “The race breaks down into the expected patterns by party, with 90% of Democrats supporting Obama, and 90% of Republicans supporting Romney,” Gallup wrote in its analysis. “The Republican results show that despite the rancor and divisiveness of the Republican campaign, the vast majority of Republicans are backing Romney in the head-to-head battle with Obama, as they have in ballot tests earlier this year. The crucial voting bloc of independents [...]
Election 2012: Romney 45%, Obama 39%
Mitt Romney has now jumped to his biggest lead ever over President Obama in a hypothetical Election 2012 matchup. It’s also the biggest lead a named Republican candidate has held over the incumbent in Rasmussen Reports surveying to date. The latest national telephone survey finds that 45% of Likely U.S. Voters favor the former Massachusetts governor, while 39% prefer the president. Ten percent (10%) like some other candidate in the race, and six percent (6%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.) A week ago, Romney trailed Obama 44% to 41%. The week before that, he held a slight 43% to 42% edge over the president. The two candidates have been essentially tied in regular surveys since January, but Romney remains the only GOP hopeful to lead Obama in more [...]
2012 Presidential Matchups – Cain 43%, Obama 41%
Whether Herman Cain’s surge in the polls is temporary or has staying power, he’s enjoying a big enough bounce to take a very slight lead over President Obama in a hypothetical 2012 matchup. At the moment, the Georgia businessman is the only Republican with a lead of any kind over Obama, although former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has held a similar advantage several times and is currently trailing the president by just two points. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely U.S. Voters shows Cain attracting 43% support, while Obama earns 41%. Given such a matchup, eight percent (8%) prefer some other candidate, and another eight percent (8%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.) Cain is tied with Romney for the lead in the race for [...]
2012 Presidential Matchups – Cain Trails Obama by Only 5 Points
Herman Cain did well in last week’s GOP debate and won a decisive straw poll victory in Florida, but his numbers in a general election match-up against President Obama are little changed. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely U.S. Voters finds that Obama earns 39% support while Cain attracts 34%. In that match-up, 14% prefer some other candidate, and 14% are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.) A month ago, the president led Cain by seven percentage points. In March Obama held an 18 point advantage over the businessman and talk show host. Data released earlier today shows that voters nationwide are evenly divided as to whether or not Cain is qualified to be president — 30% say yes, 33% no, and 37% are not sure. Republicans, by a 49% [...]
