Category Archives: 2012 Elections

The Race is Still All Over the Place

Well here we are again, one week later, and the presidential race is still all over the place. Today’s RealClearPolitics.com poll average puts the race at 48.1 to 45.4, a 2.7 point advantage for President Obama. However, Rasmussen’s latest poll taken this week has it at 46 to 47 in favor of Governor Romney. You… Continue Reading

Post-Conventions, Where the Race Stands Now

The United States embassies in Libya and Egypt were ruthlessly stormed yesterday (9/11), and our Ambassador to Libya was viciously murdered, along with three other American diplomats, by Muslim extremists. After setting fire to our embassy buildings, these thugs dragged the lifeless body of US Ambassador Christopher Stevens though the streets of Benghazi. The Americans… Continue Reading

Obama Claims 4.5 Million New Jobs – Fact or Fiction?

I don’t usually go political on Fridays but with the party conventions just ended, I can’t help myself today. Just about every speaker at this week’s Democratic National Convention claimed that the US economy has gained 4.5 million jobs since President Obama took office. For most of us, that seemed like an outlandish claim. While… Continue Reading

The Democratic National Convention: Mission Impossible?

As I noted yesterday in my weekly E-Letter, I thought the Republican National Convention was very good. Team Romney did what they needed to do and moved the needle in their direction. Will the Democrats be able to say the same at the end of this week? That is a good question. Today we’ll look… Continue Reading

Obama v. Romney: How to Predict the Winner

Here we are one week closer to the election and things are really heating up. This week I want to take a look at some interesting historical stats about party conventions, courtesy of the excellent GALLUP organization, and place them into context with the current election. There is also some very interesting new polling data… Continue Reading