Looks like we just got the October Surprise. The unemployment rate dropped below 8 percent. It’s down to 7.8. Normally, that number would be considered terrible news for any incumbent seeking re-election. But compared to 10, 9, or 8 percent … anything starting with a 7 looks good by comparison,… CONTINUE
Civil War in the GOP Could Go Nuclear on Nov 7
Are the polls rigged? It’s a question we’re hearing a lot lately – almost always by conservative Republicans. It’s no secret that a lot of the polls weight Democrats more heavily than Republicans. In and of itself, that’s not necessarily a problem — unless the over-weighting is based on faulty… CONTINUE
Please Don’t Shoot the Messenger
We hear it over and over again from conservatives explaining why Mitt Romney will win. No president has won re-election with unemployment over 8 percent, they tell us, hoping the streak will continue this time around. There’s just one problem. It’s not true. Franklin Roosevelt won re-election with unemployment not… CONTINUE
Even If He Wins, Obama Will Lose
The latest Wall Street Journal poll can’t be good news for Mitt Romney’s chances of sending Barack Obama packing. “With few voters still on the fence, President Barack Obama holds leads over Mitt Romney in new polls of Ohio, Florida and Virginia, three of the states likely to determine who… CONTINUE
Bad News for Barack Obama?
Another day another poll. This one from The Hill, the Washington paper for political junkies. It was taken on September 2, just after the GOP convention in Tampa, of 1,000 likely voters. And the results don’t look good for Barack Obama. Fifty-two percent of likely voters say the nation is… CONTINUE
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