Aug 14, 2012 – In three states, Obama currently is polling only 3 or 4 percent below his actual vote in 2008 -- North Carolina, Florida and Ohio. … Obama carried all of these handily, but his current polling is seven to nine points behind his 2008 percentage. … where Obama's current polling lead is 47 percent to 44 percent.…

Aug 10, 2012 – The ad is slated to air in Virginia, North Carolina, Florida and Ohio during the coming week, the same states where Romney is taking … Although other very recent polling shows Romney ahead with indies, and the polls' samples are pretty busted, conservatives cannot simply…

Aug 9, 2012 – Writing in the Wall Street Journal today, Karl Rove argues that Mitt Romney's current position essentially tied in national polling … Bob McDonnell - After seemingly dropping off the VP cliff a few months ago, successful Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell has been inching…

Aug 25, 2012 – McCain lost traditional “red states” like North Carolina, Virginia, and even Indiana, which is one of the most Republican states in … When you add in the analysis of respected political scientist Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia, you see just how much of … Aside from his home state of Wisconsin, Ryan’s polling boost on the Romney ticket has been minimal overall.…

Aug 22, 2012 – For four months, ever since Mitt Romney became the all-but-certain GOP nominee, polling most often indicated a breathlessly close … Democrats want to talk about political mechanics, citing the latest scraps of information suggesting the president’s looking strong in Virginia…

Sep 6, 2012 – Since 2000, I have been polling and analyzing Florida races for broadcast names such as Fox News' Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity, as … Ohio, I am told by my polling friends, will be difficult if not impossible for Romney to carry. … Virginia is a possibility for Romney, and my guess is that North Carolina, despite the convention's presence, will go Republican.…

Sep 14, 2012 – When you consider that a dedicated, well prepared team of say a dozen operatives could literally go from polling place to polling place … Kennedy rigged the West Virginia Democratic primary in (1960), but that the Wall Street Journal killed the story. … West Virginia, buying votes, and how he beat Humphrey in the primary and therefore got the nomination.…

Sep 24, 2012 – (2) The race is within the survey's three-point margin of error in several states, including North Carolina, Virginia and … Most polling has shown Obama leading much more comfortably in the Keystone State. …

Sep 21, 2012 – If Wilson is going to have a chance to win, now is the time for her campaign to start moving the needle. 6) State: Virginia … However, Rehberg has been consistently polling a little stronger than Tester which is a bad sign for the incumbent this late in the…

Sep 18, 2012 – But that bump is waning, and polling is settling back into a familiar pre-convention holding pattern. Is Obama ahead? … The campaign’s polling guru, Neil Newhouse, isn’t as delicate. “I’ve seen every single poll out of Ohio. … My firm is also [polling] the Senate race out there. It’s baloney.…

Sep 17, 2012 – Virginia - The race between fromer Sen. George Allen and former Gov. Tim Kaine has been deadlocked for months.  … She's waiting until September 25 passes," one GOP operative notes, adding that internal polling indicates that "a cardboard box" stands … Republicans could win those top three contests, then take both Montana and Virginia, then pull off a quasi-surprise in Connecticut…

Oct 5, 2012 – pollster We Ask America:   Ed Morrissey notes the slightly generous (to Republicans) sample splits in Florida and Virginia … To buttress this data, Rasmussen has released two new surveys -- his data shows Romney ahead by one point in Virginia (49/48), and … These new statistics -- not to mention anecdotes like this -- suggest that polling models that project this year's electorate to look…

Oct 1, 2012 – One of the factors that is striking about recent polling is the intense divide on perceptions of how the country is doing. … The Romney campaign sent out an Ohio polling memo this morning, pointing to a survey out of the  Buckeye State that shows Obama's lead … The Democratic pollster (PPP) warns, "It's a mistake to think based on recent polling in Ohio that the race there is over.…

Sep 27, 2012 – The comments are even trickling down to key Senate contests as evidenced by the topic arising in the Kaine-Allen debate in Virginia … Furthermore, presidential polling is showing Romney trails Obama in key swing states including Florida and Ohio.…

Oct 15, 2012 – Following Mitt Romney's decisive Denver debate victory, the salient question was whether the resulting polling surge represented … As for specific swing states, two new polls show the race exactly tied in Iowa, with Romney slightly ahead in Virginia.  …

Oct 15, 2012 – The Democratic Party of Virginia on Friday also announced the release of a YouTube video featuring series of women. … Kaine has narrowly led Allen in most recent polling of the race. ... … Like recent public polling, it shows Romney outpacing Allen in the race.…

Oct 15, 2012 – campaign is aggressively debunking the poll, the results of which appear to contradict actual early ballot request figures in Virginia … UPDATE - Ed Morrissey flags some interesting Florida polling data on the VP debate:   13% say they changed which candidate…

Oct 15, 2012 – The polling news is not much better at the more important state level. … For example: -- In Florida the polling has gone from plus 2 for Obama to plus 3 for Romney -- In Ohio Obama's pre-debate … I will vote today in Virginia.…

Oct 12, 2012 – This polling thunder bolt struck just a few hours before last night's Vice Presidential debate.   … Earlier in the week I raised major questions about the Suffolk polling firm's decision to pull out of Florida, North Carolina and Virginia … UPDATE - Hello, Virginia.  51-44 Romney, with independents breaking heavily for the Republican.…

Oct 12, 2012 – I’m predicting Romney victories in Ohio, Florida, Colorado, Virginia, Iowa, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Indiana. … Quite simply they are over-polling Democratic voters and assuming a turnout that looks like 2008, when record numbers of Democrats … In the West Virginia Democrat primary, a felon got 40% of the vote versus Obama.…

Oct 11, 2012 – Marshall’s alma mater this week, the Virginia Military Institute. … How free any election can be among factions that bring their guns into the streets and polling places is an open question.…

Oct 10, 2012 – Paleologos says the polling shift toward Romney in Florida, North Carolina and Virginia has been "overwhelming."   … But are they going to release any polling data that shows Romney up comfortably, to back up this assertion?   … Hey, maybe Suffolk can start rigorously polling the Buckeye State.  I hear they have some free time these days.…

Oct 9, 2012 – Romney's benefiting, so it's time to educate the public about the quirks of polling.  Isn't bias fun?   … this is mighty fun:   Mitt Romney no longer trails Barack Obama in the Pew Research Center’s presidential election polling … Last we checked, Romney had battled to ties or leads in Florida and Virginia, while looking quite competitive in Ohio.  …

Oct 8, 2012 – Obama carried Virginia by 7 points, and pre-debate polling had him up 3. … If we hold Florida, Ohio and Virginia, we've got 332 electoral votes, way over 270. … As you read this, you have more polling information than I do as I write.…

Oct 7, 2012 – Back in July, I shifted Virginia to Romney’s column and predicted Obama would still win, but with 284 votes. … Moreover, I was thinking of giving Virginia and Colorado back to Obama, thus changing what I did in July and August, but decided to … The difference in our projections is that they give Nevada, Colorado, Virginia, and New Hampshire to Obama. Are they right?…