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The poll shows President Obama leading his GOP challenger, Mitt Romney, 48 percent to 45 percent among likely voters. The poll was conducted after Superstorm Sandy hit the U.S. East Coast. Pew also found that Romney supporters are more committed to voting than are Obama’s supporters.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us

Tuesday offers a smorgasbord of possible history-making opportunities across the nation — from New Hampshire, which could end up with the nation’s first all-female congressional delegation, to Arizona, which could elect its first Hispanic U.S. senator.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us

Whether a candidate is behind or ahead in the opinion polls, political campaigns have a vested interest in portraying every race as close — even if it’s looking like a blowout.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us

What if Hurricane Sandy had waited a week to strike the East Coast? There’s no contingency plan in place for rescheduling an election if a storm or terrorist attack wiped out power in multiple states while voting was taking place. Says one expert: “We’ll ignore it until it happens, and when it happens, we’ll figure it out.”» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us

Those who study claims that things such as public opinion polls or government jobs reports have been manipulated see the tendency toward distrust of power as neither partisan nor entirely detrimental. They say a healthy distrust of power is part of our democracy.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us

Mitt Romney has touted his years running Bain Capital as a prime qualification for the presidency. Bain provided much of the money to get Staples started, but there’s been a suit over how the company’s stock was valuated before it successfully went public. Romney’s testimony on the issue was unsealed Thursday.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us

The economy is growing and consumer confidence is rising. But the data are too mixed to point to a robust economy. And it may be too late anyway to change voters’ impressions.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us

President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney meet this evening for the last of their three debates before the Nov. 6 election. The focus is on foreign policy.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us

For the first time in nearly a generation, Arizona voters will elect a new senator. Retiring Sen. Jon Kyl’s ideological successor is Rep. Jeff Flake, a fellow Republican. But recent polls suggest Democrat Richard Carmona has a shot, and the race has become heated.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us

The race for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat has been dominated by three things: an independent former governor, third-party spending and a barrage of negative television ads. Among the casualties of the campaign have been the candidates’ positions on the issues.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us