The only states that are holding important statewide elections this November are New Jersey and Virginia. Of the two the only one where the gubernatorial race is likely to actually be competitive is Virginia. A new Marist poll found Democrat Terry McAuliffe with slim two point lead over Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli among registered [...]

President Obama holds a small lead in Iowa, New Hampshire and Wisconsin according to the latest NBC/WSJ/Marist polls. If Obama wins Ohio, as most of the polling now indicates he will, he would need only one or two more swing states to get to 270. Iowa Marist (10/28-29) Barack Obama 50% Mitt Romney 44% Other [...]

Despite Nevada being the state with the worst unemployment rate throughout Obama’s tenure, he still manages to hold a modest lead there over Mitt Romney. The latest NBC News/WSJ/Marist polls show Obama up by three in Nevada and the race completely tied in Colorado. Nevada Marist (10/23-24) Barack Obama 50% Mitt Romney 47% Other 1% [...]

If President Obama can hold on to Ohio, where he is currently favored to win, he only needs to capture one or two other swing states to get to 270 Electoral College votes. It appears one of the most likely combinations would be for Obama to win maybe Iowa and Wisconsin. A new set of [...]

The presidential race has become more competitive in the swing states as a result of the first debate, but the movement in Mitt Romney direction has been modest. According to the latest NBC News/WSJ/Marist polls, the race has only moved a few points in Romney’s direction in Virginia and Ohio, while there has been no [...]

The latest set of NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls show the race moving marginally in Mitt Romney’s direction. After multiple bad weeks, it appears Romney’s nose-dive has finally stopped. In Florida and Virginia Romney is almost tied with Obama, but Obama still holds a solid advantage in Ohio.

For the past week basically every poll of a “swing state” has found President Obama with a solid lead over Mitt Romney, and a new set of NBC/WSJ/Marist polls are no different. The polling found Obama currently leads by more than the margin of error in Colorado, Iowa, and Wisconsin among likely voters. Colorado Marist [...]

Another day of polling and another day of bad news for Mitt Romney. According to a new set of NBC/WSJ/Marist polls of likely voters, President Obama leads in the three biggest swing states -  Florida, Ohio and Virginia. In all three state Obama’s lead is outside of the polls’ 3.1% margin of error. Ohio Marist [...]

The presidential election is effectively tied in the swing states of Colorado, Iowa and Nevada according to the latest Marist/NBC News polls. President Obama is technically up by two in Nevada and one in Colorado but those small leads are within the margin of error. Colorado Marist (5/22-24) Barack Obama 46% Mitt Romney 45% Other [...]

A flood of new Senate polling holds mixed news for Democrats as they try to retain control despite a very unfriendly map. The good news: Ohio and Virginia. In Ohio Incumbent Democrat Sherrod Brown holds a huge lead and is currently polling over 50 percent. That is about as good as one could hope a [...]