If the president can keep above 40 percent among whites overall and above 40 percent among white men, it's pretty much game over in the electorate.
John B. King Jr.
The Public Record
He's gaining in the suburbs, he's gaining among independents, he's gaining among older voters.
It's white women. Right now, President Obama gets a majority among white women here in the state of Ohio.
The question is -- every campaign, candidates stumble, openings come. The question is can you recover from your mistakes, can you seize the opening?
He doesn't want to cut Wall Street, he wants to not hurt the rich people when it comes to taxes and he wants to beat up on Big Bird.
If Governor Romney can't change that, especially in that big first debate, he's in trouble.
That 47 percent remark Governor Romney made at that fund-raiser back in May... has hurt Governor Romney again on that fundamental question, who would best handle the economy and who represents your values.
If the president were to win Ohio and win Florida, and the polls show him leading right now, game over.
The issue is not as big as it was, say, back in 2004 when George W. Bush closed every speech at the end talking about his support for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.
The issue is not as big as it was back in 2004 when George W. Bush closed every speech at the end talking about his support for a constitutional amendment banning same sex marriage.
There are a lot of Republicans who say Mitt Romney shouldn't be talking about Israel, about redistribution. He should be saying President Obama is a nice guy, but look at the last three years, where is proof that he can create jobs?
There are a lot of Republicans, Anderson, who say that, you know, Mitt Romney should not be talking about Israel, he should not be talking about redistribution. He should be saying, President Obama is a nice guy but look at the last three…
Well, Anderson, by the numbers and by history, this is the president's biggest vulnerability heading into the election.
No president since the Second World War has been re-elected with unemployment this high.
If Ohio is going Democratic, look, Ohio is more conservative than Iowa. It is really hard to argue that if Ohio is going Democratic that Iowa won't go Democratic.
Mitt Romney is essentially -- if Barack Obama wins Ohio, Mitt Romney has to draw to an inside strait to win the election.
But the reason those numbers exist in our poll, the president now a plus six, is because after his convention, Democratic intensity, enthusiasm is up and Republican enthusiasm is down a bit.
What are the two big defining questions in the presidential election? Is the country on the right track? A lot of people say they question the American dream.
What are the two defining questions in the presidential election? Is the country on the right track? And a lot of people say they question the American dream.
If Romney can pull out Florida, Ohio, look at that, he is closing -- he has passed the president, and he's knocking on the door.
Paul Ryan has been worth a point or two in his home state. He's energized the Republican base.
Governor Romney has a tougher map. He needs to win Florida, he needs Ohio and he would like to win Wisconsin.
the other guy is robbing a bank so you can go rob a bank. Or the other guy is cheating on a test so you can go cheat on a test.





