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President Obama’s Performance on the Economy Is Hurting His Standing Among Key Voting Blocs.

With President Obama’s ratings on the economy still weak and our economic recovery fragile at best months, it is no wonder that the latest New York Times/CBS News poll conducted May 11-13 shows Romney holding a narrow, three-point advantage over…

The Obama Campaign’s Nixonian “White House Enemies List”

The Obama campaign is now marshaling the power of the office of the presidency against private citizens — using the Obama campaign’s “Truth Team” to target individual Romney donors and supporters in a way that is alarmingly reminiscent of Richard…

What The Polls Are Telling Us Now

There has been a subtle shift in the polls for President Obama — whose approval rating has dropped to 46% in the most recent polling conducted by Gallup and Rasmussen Reports – with disapproval at 53% in the Rasmussen poll…

The Obama “White House Enemies List”

As part of its reelection effort during the 1972 presidential campaign, the Nixon White House was instructed to keep a White House Enemies list of political opponents – comprised of a top 20 list for special attention and another list…

The 2012 Election Is Obama’s To Win — Just Look At The RCP Electoral Map

It all comes down to the Electoral College map. With President Obama now leading Mitt Romney 253-170  in  the Real Clear Politics Electoral Map,  it appears that the 2012 presidential race is Obama’s to win — notwithstanding the fact that…

Why The Election Remains A Tossup

The Quinnipiac poll of swing states– Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania raises profound challenges for President Obama, underscoring why the election is effectively a tossup, notwithstanding his narrow lead in the Real Clear Politics averages. There are a number of reasons…

PDUFA: One of Congress’ most important health policy votes in 2012

Despite having received little attention from the media, the Senate may vote on one of the most crucial and serious pieces of health policy next week. Contrary to what one might expect, this bill has nothing to do with Obamacare. …