Political Directory

THE RACE: Polls show presidential race tightening

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:13:57 -0700
With about five months to go, the presidential race is tightening, polls show, with voters nearly evenly divided between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, his likely Republican challenger.

Polls Show Presidential Race Tightening

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:08:31 -0700
With about five months to go, the presidential race is tightening, polls show, with voters nearly evenly divided between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, his likely Republican challenger.

Romney And Obama: What The Polls Really Tell Us

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:42:59 -0700
Two new polls present vastly different pictures of the upcoming presidential election. According to Fox News, Obama has a 46 percent to 39 percent advantage over Romney if the election were held today (fieldwork was conducted May 13-15). In contrast, the CBS News/NY Times poll had Romney ahead of Obama with 46 percent to 43 percent of the vote (fieldwork May 11-13). How can these disparate ...

Reconciling The Polls

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:09:11 -0700
Two new polls present vastly different pictures of the upcoming presidential election. According to Fox News, Obama has a 46 percent to 39 percent advantage over Romney if the election were held today (fieldwork was conducted May 13-15). In contrast, the CBS News/NY Times poll had Romney ahead of Obama with 46 percent to 43 ...

Serbia heads to the polls for new president

Sat, 19 May 2012 18:09:52 -0700
Voters in Serbia go to the polls Sunday to elect a new president in a run-off with the incumbent Boris Tadic set for a victory over nationalist challenger Tomislav Nikolic.