On Tuesday, Gallup's seven-day tracking poll had Barack Obama and Mitt Romney tied at 46%. With the incumbent stuck below 50% on the ballot and Mr. Romney's favorability rising, the Republican challenger has a good shot at winning. To take the White House, Mr. Romney needs 270 votes in the Electoral College. A "3-2-1" strategy will get him there. Related Video Assistant features editor David Feith on Mitt Romney's education reform speech at the Latino Coalition's Annual Economic Summit. Photo: Associated Press If Mr. Romney carries the states John McCain won in 2008 and regains Nebraska's second district (the state awards three of its five electoral votes by congressional district, the other two to the statewide winner), the Electoral College will be 14 votes closer ... Continue reading →
By Reid Wilson May 24, 2012 | 9:21 a.m. In an atmosphere of broad and deep voter disenchantment, it's rare to see a race in which two candidates are actually popular. But in this year's marquee Senate contest, voters are largely optimistic about the direction of their state, and about the candidates running to represent them in the Senate. The new Suffolk University survey shows just that: Voters are actually voting in favor of Republican Sen. Scott Brown and Democrat Elizabeth Warren (read the top lines here, courtesy National Journal's Jim O'Sullivan). Brown holds a statistically insignificant 48 percent to 47 percent lead, but the rest of the survey reveals a race that will hinge on voters' positive impressions of both candidates. Fully 92 percent ... Continue reading →
The bully pulpit ain’t what it used to be. That’s the lesson President Obama learned when his assault on Bain Capital was drowned out by Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker. It’s no better for Mitt Romney, who lost control of his narrative when the mere prospect that a group unaffiliated with his campaign might run incendiary ads about the president’s former pastor forced the presumptive GOP nominee to disavow a sympathizer.In an era of super PAC geysers, cable coverage, irritable bloggers, and hyper-partisanship, presidential candidates find themselves overwhelmed by distractions. So imagine how difficult it has become for candidates further down the ticket to control their messages. At a time when every ill-advised comment is caught on a tracker’s camera, or when a super PAC ... Continue reading →
Skydiver lands safely without parachuteMAY 23 2012 Gary Connery is apparently the first person to skydive out of an aircraft and land on the ground without injury without the use of a parachute. (via devour) Continue reading →
