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American people, not lawmakers, really understand our fiscal mess

11/19/2012 Published on Foxnews.com

The 2012 election did not provide a clear mandate for either party, and certainly not for President Obama. The election itself reflected the polarization of the last four years and offered little in the way of direction about what the… Continue reading →

The Pollsters Got It Right

11/08/2012 Published on Forbes.com
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The mudslinging between the candidates and campaigns in this election was matched by the vitriol spewed over the polls. This one is oversampling Democrats, this one leans Right and this one is biased left.
We have heard it all over… Continue reading →

In Wednesday’s Debate, Romney Emerges as the Victor on Medicare

10/05/2012 Published on Forbes.com
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What Did We Learn From The Presidential Debate? Not Much.

Howard Gleckman
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A Narrow Win For Romney At First Presidential Debate

Doug Schoen
Contributor

Barack Obama and Mitt Romney during the Presidential Debate Denver,… Continue reading →

Despite Romney’s Gaffes, The Presidential Race Is Tightening

10/02/2012 Published on Forbes.com
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Don’t count him out yet. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

The race for the presidency is getting closer and closer by the day. While last week it looked like it could be a runaway victory for President Obama, new… Continue reading →

What the polls aren’t telling us about the 2012 election

09/26/2012 Published on Foxnews.com

There has probably been more discussion of polls, sample, design, questioning technique, and of course, results of opinion polls, in this election than ever before. ;
As someone who has made his living doing polls for the last 35 years,… Continue reading →

Book Review: Who’s Counting?

08/28/2012 Published on Forbes.com
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BOOK REVIEW: “Who’s Counting? How Fraudsters and Bureaucrats Put Your Vote At Risk” By John Fund and Hans Von Spakovsky
In Who’s Counting?, authors John Fund and Hans Von Spakovsky draw upon hard evidence to make the case that there… Continue reading →

What Romney-Ryan and the GOP are missing

08/21/2012 Published on Foxnews.com

Make no mistake, Mitt Romney’s appointment of Paul Ryan as his running mate has galvanized the Republican base.
But while a recent Gallup poll found a mere 39% of Democrats are now more enthusiastic about voting than in previous elections… Continue reading →

Obama’s Negative Ads Are Doing Their Job

07/25/2012 Published on Forbes.com
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The latest Wall Street Journal/NBC poll puts Obama at 49% and Romney at 43%. Why is Obama still ahead? His negative ads are clearly working.
Romney’s favorability is a full 14 points lower than Obama’s where the President leads 49… Continue reading →

Cronyism At Its Worst In Mongolia

06/28/2012 Published on Forbes.com
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As I wrote on Monday, the Mongolian elections will go ahead without former president Enkhbayar standing for his Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP). And go ahead they did today due to current president Elbegdorj’s manipulation of democracy for his own… Continue reading →

What Obama can say to avoid being a one-term wonder

06/14/2012 Published on Foxnews.com

Democratic strategists Stanley Greenberg and James Carville released a report Monday, in which they argued that contrary to the consensus among “elites,” ;it would be a losing strategy for President Obama to base his reelection campaign “on his economic performance.”… Continue reading →