As Democrats kick off their national convention to nominate Illinois Sen. Barack Obama as their nominee for president, there is little or no evidence that activists or insiders are having second thoughts about the party’s standard-bearer.
In other words, buyer’s remorse has not settled in, and…
The entire staff of the Rothenberg Political Report is attending the conventions over the next two weeks. We’ll be posting some of our thoughts and analysis over at RollCall.com, which is free for the conventions, and right here.
The August 22, 2008 print edition of the Rothenberg Political Report is on its way to subscribers. The print edition comes out every two weeks and the content is not available online. Subscribers get in-depth analysis of the most competitive races in the country, as well as quarterly House and…
Evangelicals are in the spotlight for the thousandth time this election cycle, after both Sens. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) appeared at Rick Warren’s church on Saturday night.
But there is a significant problem with analyzing the evangelical vote. Pollsters can’t seem to…
House candidates and campaign committees are ramping up efforts to collect polling data from districts across the country, as they look to develop messages and lock in targets for the November elections. But using last cycle as a guide, what looks and smells like a vulnerable incumbent in summer…
I thought it odd last month when there was a flurry of talk about Senators Barack Obama and John McCain possibly announcing their running mates. Make a selection more than a month before the conventions, thereby eliminating the big reason for getting excited in late July and most of August? It…
The polling soap opera continues in Louisiana’s 4th district.
With critics fervently seeking to discredit John Fleming’s poll in the Republican primary, one of his opponents finally released numbers of his own on Monday.
An Aug. 10-11 OnMessage Inc. survey for former Bossier Chamber of…
A seemingly innocuous poll has created quite a stir in a very competitive Republican primary in Louisiana’s 4th district.
Earlier this month, physician John Fleming released a poll, conducted July 25-27 by Southern Media & Opinion Research, showing him leading the GOP race with 43 percent.…
The August 18, 2008 print edition of the Rothenberg Political Report is on its way to subscribers. The print edition comes out every two weeks and the content is not available online. Subscribers get in-depth analysis of the most competitive races in the country, as well as quarterly House and…
Despite having a majority of seats in Congress, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is on the offensive this cycle, with plans to pour money into dozens of districts represented by Republicans.
On Thursday, the DCCC dropped two more direct-mail pieces in a pair of GOP-held open…
