Posted Nov 30, 2011 at 1:51 AM by Maurice Berger
Despite polls showing Mitt Romney way ahead in New Hampshire, PollTrack's analysis of the early voting states suggests a less clear path to victory for Romney. As one pollster notes in New Hampshire (WMUR/UNH): "Just 16% of . . . likely primary voters say they
know who they are voting for. So, while Romney might like his commanding
lead right now, there is no telling where 84% of voters will go in the
six remaining weeks before the primary." Indeed, the former Massachusetts governor now trails Newt Gingrich in most of the early voting states (or, as in Florida, is locked in a virtual tie with Gingrich). Romney's inability to seal the deal with Republican voters is telling.
Too moderate for the far right wing of the party--especially for Tea Party supporters--and too opportunistic in the eyes of even more moderate Republican voters, Romney appears to be unable to win the trust of a majority of GOP voters (or even a clear plurality). While it is now likely that the GOP primary season will drag on well into the early summer of 2012, it is PollTrack's opinion that Romney is no longer the clear frontrunner. Indeed, with major support now breaking Gingrich's way--and nearly all national surveys of GOP voters showing him in the lead--Gingrich may be breaking away from the pack. And as under-performing ultra-conservative candidates such as Cain, Bachmann, and Santorum begin dropping out of the race, it is far more likely that their votes will go to Gingrich and not Romney. Stay tuned.
Tagged: Election 2012, 2011, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, New Hampshire, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, South Carolina
Posted Nov 29, 2011 at 1:03 AM by Maurice Berger
Another poll, this one from Majority Opinion Research reports that Newt Gingrich holds a considerable lead over Mitt Romney, 32% to 23%. In the poll, Herman
Cain comes in at 14%, Ron Paul at 6%, Rick Perry 5%, Michele Bachmann 4%, Jon
Huntsman 3%, "someone else" at 4%, and no opinion at 11%.
Tagged: 2011, Election 2012, Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Rick Perry
Posted Nov 28, 2011 at 1:15 AM by Maurice Berger
A survey by WMUR/UNH in New Hampshire reports that Mitt Romney continues to lead the GOP
presidential race by a large margin: 42%. His closest rival, Newt Gingrich is at 15%,
while Ron Paul comes in at 12% and Jon Huntsman at 8%.
Tagged: 2011, Election 2012, Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Republican nomination, Republican Party, New Hampshire
Posted Nov 25, 2011 at 2:02 AM by Maurice Berger
A poll by McClatchy-Marist reports that Newt Gingrich is the strongest Republican presidential candidate when matched head to head against President Obama. Obama leads Gingrich by two points, 47% to 45%; he bests Mitt Romney by 4 points, 49% to 44%; and Ron Paul by 8 points, 49% to
41%.
Tagged: 2011, Election 2012, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Republican nomination, Republican Party, President Barack Obama
Posted Nov 23, 2011 at 12:48 AM by Maurice Berger
A new poll by Suffolk University/7NEWS in New Hampshire reports that Mitt Romney is way ahead of the GOP field with 41%, followed by Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich at 14%. In the only state where Jon Huntsman shows any strength, the former Utah governor comes in at
9%; Herman receives 8%, Rick Santorum 3%, Rick Perry 2%, and
Michele Bachmann 1%.
Tagged: 2011, Election 2012, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Republican nomination, Republican Party, New Hampshire
Posted Nov 22, 2011 at 1:28 AM by Maurice Berger
Another poll, this one by Reuters/Ipsos, reports that Newt Gingrich now leads the Republican presidential field
nationally with 24%, followed by Mitt Romney at 22%, Herman Cain at 12%
and Rick Perry at 10%.
Tagged: Herman Cain, 2011, Election 2012, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Ross Perot
Posted Nov 21, 2011 at 1:26 AM by Maurice Berger
A poll by Magellan Strategies in New Hampshire reports that Mitt Romney now barely leads Newt Gingrich among GOP presidential primary voters, 29% to 27%. In the survey, Ron Paul comes in at 16%, Herman Cain at 10%, Jon Huntsman
at 8%, Michele Bachmann at 2%, Rick Perry at 2% and Rick Santorum at 1%. In Iowa, a new Rasmussen survey reports that Newt Gingrich holds a considerable lead among likely GOP caucus-goers with
32%, followed by former Mitt Romney at 19%, Herman Cain at 13%, Ron Paul
at 10%, Rick Perry at 6% and Michele Bachmann at 6%.
Tagged: 2011, Election 2012, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann, New Hampshire, Iowa
Posted Nov 18, 2011 at 1:05 AM by Maurice Berger
Two polls now show Newt Gingrich leading the GOP pack nationally. An Economist/YouGov reports that Gingrich leading is ahead nationally
with 23%, followed closely by Herman Cain at 21% and Mitt Romney at
19%. Ron Paul comes in at 7%, Rick Perry at
6%, Michele Bachmann at 5%, Jon Huntsman at 5%, Rick Santorum at 2% and
Gary Johnson at 1%. A Fox News pollalso shows Gingrich in the lead, with
23%, followed by Mitt Romney at 22% and Herman Cain at 15%. Ron Paul come in at 8%, Rick Perry at 7%, Michele Bachmann at 6%, Jon Huntsman at 3%, and Rick Santorum at 2%.
Tagged: 2011, Election 2012, Herman Cain, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Michele Bachmann, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Republican nomination, Republican Party, voter expectations
Posted Nov 17, 2011 at 1:28 AM by Maurice Berger
A survey by Bloomberg in New Hampshire reports that Mitt Romney holds a huge lead over his GOP presidential
rivals with 40%, followed by Ron Paul at 17% and Newt Gingrich at 10%.
All the other candidates are below 10%.
Tagged: 2011, Election 2012, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Republican Party, Republican nomination, New Hampshire
Posted Nov 16, 2011 at 1:16 AM by Maurice Berger
Despite Allegations of sexual misconduct, Herman Cain maintains his lead in two early Republican nomination contests. According to two new surveys by Insider Advantage, Cain leads in Iowa with 23%, followed by Mitt Romney at 19%, Newt Gingrich at
15%, Ron Paul at 12%, Rick Perry at 9% and Michele Bachmann at 5%.
In another key state, South Carolina,
Cain leads with 26%, followed by Gingrich at 19%, Romney at 16%, Perry
at 6%, Bachmann at 5%, Ron Paul at 3% and Rick Santorum at 1%.
Tagged: 2011, Election 2012, Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Republican nomination, Republican Party, Rick Perry, Ron Paul, Iowa, South Carolina
Posted Nov 15, 2011 at 12:47 AM by Maurice Berger
According to a series of surveys by GS Strategy, Mitt Romney and Herman Cain maintain leads in early GOP voting states. In Iowa, Cain leads Romney, 25% to 22%; the other candidates are at single digits. In New Hampshire, Romney maintains a huge lead, with 43% to Cain's 18%. In South Carolina, Cain just edges Romney in a statistical tie, 28% to 27%.
Tagged: 2011, Election 2012, Iowa, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Herman Cain, Mitt Romney, Michelle Obama, Rick Perry, Ron Paul, Republican Party, Republican nomination
Posted Nov 14, 2011 at 1:16 AM by Maurice Berger
According to a new survey by Economist/YouGov, Mitt Romney has retaken his position atop the GOP presidential
field with 24%, followed by Herman Cain at 21% and Newt Gingrich at 16%. Michele Bachmann, Ron Paul and Rick Perry are all tied for forth at 7%, in front of Jon Huntsman at 5% and Rick Santorum at 2%.
Tagged: 2011, Election 2012, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Republican Party, Republican nomination
Posted Nov 11, 2011 at 12:41 AM by Maurice Berger
A survey by Gallup reports that President Obama's relative standing against a generic Republican candidate has improved considerably since the early fall. He now leads 43% to 42%. In Gallup's September and
October polls, Obama trailed 38% to 46%. Gallup writes: "The evenness of independents'
preferences marks a significant change from September and October, when
independents favored the Republican candidate by a significant margin.
The current pattern more closely resembles where independents were
earlier this year, when Obama and the Republican were evenly
matched... The changes in this survey matchup between Obama and a
generic Republican candidate no doubt foreshadow the potential political
volatility to come over the next 12 months."
Tagged: 2011, Election 2012, President Barack Obama, Republican nomination, Republican Party
Posted Nov 10, 2011 at 1:05 AM by Maurice Berger
In what bodes as a potential problem for Democrats overall in next year's federal election, a new survey by Gallup reports that Republican voters are more likely to express enthusiasm about voting in next year's presidential election. On
the national level, 56% of registered GOP voters and 48% of
Democratic voters are extremely or very enthusiastic about voting. In 12
key swing states, the Republican advantage is even greater: 59% to 48%.
Tagged: 2011, Election 2012, partisan identification, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Voter Enthusiasm, voter expectations
Posted Nov 09, 2011 at 1:17 AM by Maurice Berger
A survey by Washington Post-ABC News reports that Herman Cain holds his own nationally, despite allegations of sexual impropriety: "More than half of potential
Republican voters say the controversy is not serious, fewer than a
quarter say it makes them less likely to support Cain, and he's running
essentially evenly with Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential
nomination." In the poll, Romney edges Cain nationally among Republican voters, 24% to 23%, a virtual tie. Rick Perry trails with 13%
followed by Newt Gingrich at 12%.
Tagged: Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Republican nomination
Posted Nov 08, 2011 at 3:32 AM by Maurice Berger
A new poll by USA Today/Gallup reports that Herman Cain and Mitt Romney tied for the lead nationally among
Republican voters at 21% each. Newt Gingrich is in third place at 12%, just ahead of Rick Perry at 11%. The other candidates fail to rise above single digits.
Tagged: 2011, Election 2012, Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Republican nomination
Posted Nov 07, 2011 at 12:35 AM by Maurice Berger
A poll by Reuters/Ipsos reports that President Obama's approval rating is up slightly, now at 49%, with disapproval at 50%. PollTrack's aggregate numbers alas show slight improvement: with his approval rating at 46% (up from 44% last month) and a disapproval number at 50.8%.
Tagged: 2010, Election 2012, President Barack Obama, public opinion polls, presidential approval ratings
Posted Nov 04, 2011 at 4:22 AM by Maurice Berger
A survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation reports that the health care reform law's popularity has hit an all-time low with Americans.
Only 34% of those surveyed had a favorable view of the legislation, while 51% held an unfavorable view.
Tagged: 2011, health insurance, healthcare, President Barack Obama, US Congress, voter expectations, Voter Enthusiasm
Posted Nov 03, 2011 at 3:25 AM by Maurice Berger
For those of you, like PollTrack, interesting in following voter sentiment on the ground, here is the voting schedule of the first five states in the Republican nominating process:
January 3: Iowa
January 10: New Hampshire
January 21: South Carolina
January 31: Florida
February 4: Nevada
Tagged: Iowa, New Hampshire, Florida, Nevada, South Carolina, Republican nomination, Republican Party, Election 2012
Posted Nov 01, 2011 at 11:34 PM by Maurice Berger
The prestigious (and often remarkably accurate) Des Moines Register Iowa poll suggests that the race to win the Iowa Caucus may be very close. The survey reports that Herman Cain and Mitt are virtually tied at this poinr in the race: Cain edges Romney, 23% to 22%, with Ron Paul at 12%, Michele Bachmann at
8%, Newt Gingrich at 7%, Rick Perry at 7%, Rick Santorum at 5% and Jon
Huntsman at 1%.
Tagged: 2011, Election 2012, Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Republican nomination, Iowa
