Republican-Leaning Independents Rediscover Their Affinity for the GOP

New data from Gallup show independents drifting away from Democrats — and President Obama in particular — in large numbers. After averaging four months of tracking numbers and conducting more than 6,000 interviews with registered voters in June, Gallup found that by an average ten-point margin, 45 percent to 35 More…

Marist Poll: Obama Leads Palin by 23 Points, 61 Percent of Americans Say Resignation Hurt Her Chances

Even as the president’s approval rating slips, Republicans looking to beat him in 2012 — one of their frontrunners, one-time governor of Alaska Sarah Palin, might be unelectable. A new Marist Poll gives President Obama a 56-33 lead over Palin among registered voters, with the president taking 20 More…

Another Poll Shows Environment to Be a Record-Low Priority

Earlier this week, I wrote about how the economic crisis had led record-high numbers of Americans to dismiss the threat of global warming.

Now Gallup has a new poll that confirms this trend and, for the first time in 25 years of polling, shows that most Americans would More…

This Is What the 2008 Electoral Map Would Look Like if the Election Were Decided by [Fill In the Blank]

A number of sites have featured a hypothetical electoral map entitled “This Is What the 2008 Electoral Map Would Look Like if the Election Were Decided by 18-29 Year Olds.” Needless to say, it’s a very blue map.

I spent the weekend poring over the CNN exit polls More…

Indys Love Powell Endorsement

Gen. Colin Powell’s endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama is living up to the hype.

From the new Washington Post poll: