swing states / http://backend.userland.com/rss Â鶹´«Ã½AV WebTeam Female voters in 12 key swing states name abortion as the most important issue for women in this election. Male voters are most likely to name jobs as the top issue for men. /poll/158069/women-swing-states-gender-specific-priorities.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/158069/women-swing-states-gender-specific-priorities.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:00:00 GMT Voters in 12 key election swing states trust President Barack Obama over challenger Mitt Romney to address issues facing the Medicare system, 50% to 44%. Obama holds a slightly larger advantage on this issue among voters nationally. /poll/157613/swing-state-voters-trust-obama-address-medicare.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/157613/swing-state-voters-trust-obama-address-medicare.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:00:00 GMT Fifty-six percent of voters in key 2012 election swing states say they are not better off than four years ago. However, the same voters are divided as to whether they would be better off if Mitt Romney or Barack Obama is elected. /poll/156776/swing-state-voters-say-no-better-off-2008.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/156776/swing-state-voters-say-no-better-off-2008.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 20 Aug 2012 08:00:00 GMT U.S. voters in 12 key swing states are as enthusiastic as voters nationally about voting in this year's presidential election. But in the swing states, Mitt Romney's supporters are more enthusiastic than Barack Obama's. /poll/155573/Swing-State-Voters-Enthusiasm-Matches-Voters-Nationally.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/155573/Swing-State-Voters-Enthusiasm-Matches-Voters-Nationally.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 09 Jul 2012 21:45:00 GMT U.S. voters in swing states (82%) are much more likely than non-swing-state voters (62%) to report having seen presidential candidate TV ads. But swing-state voters are no more active in the campaign than non-swing-state voters. /poll/155546/Eight-Swing-State-Voters-Seen-Campaign-Ads.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/155546/Eight-Swing-State-Voters-Seen-Campaign-Ads.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 09 Jul 2012 08:00:00 GMT Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are about tied among registered voters in key swing states, 47% vs. 45%. Across the same 12 states, Obama's voters are more enthusiastic than Romney's about voting in this year's election. /poll/154502/Obama-Romney-Race-Competitive-2012-Swing-States.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/154502/Obama-Romney-Race-Competitive-2012-Swing-States.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 07 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT Voters in 12 key swing states and nationally are split between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in their 2012 preferences, but pick Obama over Newt Gingrich. Gingrich and Romney are nearly tied again in national GOP nominee preferences. /poll/152240/Romney-Ties-Obama-Swing-States-Gingrich-Trails.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/152240/Romney-Ties-Obama-Swing-States-Gingrich-Trails.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT The two leading Republican presidential candidates, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, have a slight edge over Barack Obama in 12 key swing states. Nationally, Obama fares somewhat better, essentially tying Romney and leading Gingrich by a six-percentage-point margin. /poll/151508/Romney-Gingrich-Slight-Edge-Obama-Swing-States.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/151508/Romney-Gingrich-Slight-Edge-Obama-Swing-States.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:15:00 GMT Swing-state voters are more likely to say a "Republican candidate" for president would do better than President Obama on handling the deficit, and are slightly more likely to choose the Republican on the issue of unemployment. Voters are evenly split between the two on healthcare and terrorism. /poll/150599/GOP-Candidate-Beats-Obama-Swing-States-Jobs-Deficit.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/150599/GOP-Candidate-Beats-Obama-Swing-States-Jobs-Deficit.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:30:00 GMT Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are tied at 47% in national registered voters' 2012 election preferences. In 12 key swing states, Romney gets 47% of the vote compared with 46% for Obama. Romney does as well as or better than Rick Perry or Herman Cain versus Obama nationally and in swing states. /poll/150554/Obama-Romney-Tied-Nationally-Swing-States.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/150554/Obama-Romney-Tied-Nationally-Swing-States.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 04 Nov 2011 08:00:00 GMT