While the 2008 and 2012 Presidential election results were never in doubt in Louisiana, it’s worth noting that while President Obama’s share of the popular vote dropped from 53 to 51%, he saw a small uptick in support in Louisiana – his share of the vote went from 40 to 41% between 2008 and 2012. […]
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RSS feed for this sectionDecision 2012 – Twas the night before Election Day
Tomorrow is election day across America. This has been a truly unique election season for several reasons: (1) An incumbent President is facing re-election with unemployment nearly at 8% ; (2) Mitt Romney struggled to find his voice/connect with voters until the first debate in Denver; (3) Americans in unprecedented numbers have decided not to […]
Decision 2012 – JMCEL’s November 2 Presidential scorecard
Part 1: Summary Statistics (last 7 days) Obama vs Romney: 48-47% Romney (was 49-47% Romney) President Obama job approval: 49-49% approve/disapprove (was 49-48% approve/disapprove) Generic Congressional Vote: 45-45% Republican (was 45-44% Republican) US Senate Projections: 47 Democrats, 47 Republicans, 1 Independent, 5 Tossups (was 48-46-1 Democrat) Governor’s Race Projections: 30 Republicans, 16 Democrats, 1 Independent, […]
Decision 2012 – Louisiana Supreme Court Poll
District 5 of the Louisiana Supreme Court is essentially the Baton Rouge, Louisiana media market (i.e., Baton Rouge, its suburbs, and surrounding parishes). This is an area that because of its white collar job base and innate conservatism can be counted on to vote Republican. However, there is also a formidable Democratic base comprising three […]
Decision 2012 – Louisiana Early Voting (End of in person early voting)
Early voting for the Presidential election in Louisiana concluded yesterday afternoon. Even though mail in absentee ballots can still be accepted for another week, it’s interesting to see what happened with early voting, as it is becoming an increasingly popular way for Louisianians to vote Here’s what we have noticed:
Decision 2012 – JMCEL’s October 30 Presidential scorecard
Part 1: Summary Statistics (last 7 days) Obama vs Romney: 49-47% Romney (was 48-47% Romney) President Obama job approval: 49-48% approve/disapprove (was 49-48% approve/disapprove) Generic Congressional Vote: 45-44% Republican (was 45-44% Republican) US Senate Projections: 48 Democrats, 46 Republicans, 1 Independent, 5 Tossups (was 48-47-1 Democrat) Governor’s Race Projections: 30 Republicans, 16 Democrats, 1 Independent, […]
Decision 2012 – Louisiana Early Voting (Halftime Report)
Early voting for the Presidential election in Louisiana is underway and has crossed the halfway mark – there are only three days left to early vote in this seven day “season.” Not that the election will conclude on Tuesday, of course: mail in absentee ballots can still be accepted for another week after that, and […]
Decision 2012 – JMCEL’s October 25 Presidential scorecard
Part 1: Summary Statistics (last 7 days) Obama vs Romney: 48-47% Romney (was 48-47% Romney) President Obama job approval: 49-48% approve/disapprove (was 49-48% approve/disapprove) Generic Congressional Vote: 45-44% Republican (was 45-44% Democratic) US Senate Projections: 48 Democrats, 47 Republicans, 1 Independent, 4 Tossups (was 48-47-1 Democrat) Governor’s Race Projections: 30 Republicans, 16 Democrats, 1 Independent, […]
Decision 2012 – JMCEL’s October 23 Presidential scorecard
Part 1: Summary Statistics (last 7 days) Obama vs Romney: 48-47% Romney (was 48-47% Romney) President Obama job approval: 49-48% approve/disapprove (was 50-47% approve/disapprove) Generic Congressional Vote: 45-44% Democratic (was 45-43% Democratic) US Senate Projections: 48 Democrats, 47 Republicans, 1 Independent, 4 Tossups (was 46-45-1 Democrat) Governor’s Race Projections: 30 Republicans, 16 Democrats, 1 Independent, […]
Decision 2012 – JMCEL’s October 18 Presidential scorecard
Part 1: Summary Statistics (last 7 days) Obama vs Romney: 48-47% Romney (was 48-47% Obama) President Obama job approval: 50-47% approve/disapprove (was 51-47% approve/disapprove) Generic Congressional Vote: 45-43% Democratic (was 45-44% Democratic) US Senate Projections: 46 Democrats, 45 Republicans, 1 Independent, 8 Tossups (was 47-44-1 Democrat) Governor’s Race Projections: 30 Republicans, 17 Democrats, 1 Independent, […]