general election trial heats / http://backend.userland.com/rss ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½WebTeam Barack Obama won the women's vote by 12 percentage points while Mitt Romney prevailed among men by eight points. That 20-point gender gap is the largest ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½has measured since it began tracking presidential vote by subgroup in 1952. /poll/158588/gender-gap-2012-vote-largest-gallup-history.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/158588/gender-gap-2012-vote-largest-gallup-history.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:30:00 GMT President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are within one percentage point of each other in Gallup's final pre-election survey of likely voters, with Romney holding 49% of the vote and Obama 48%. /poll/158519/romney-obama-gallup-final-election-survey.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/158519/romney-obama-gallup-final-election-survey.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:15:00 GMT A majority of Americans still view President Barack Obama as the favorite to win re-election in the 2012 presidential race. Previous predictions of the outcomes of presidential elections have generally been correct. /poll/158444/americans-give-obama-better-odds-win-election.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/158444/americans-give-obama-better-odds-win-election.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 31 Oct 2012 08:00:00 GMT Americans who watched the second presidential debate say Barack Obama did a better job than Mitt Romney, by 51% to 38% -- a stark contrast to the first debate, of which most named Romney the winner. /poll/158237/obama-judged-winner-second-debate.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/158237/obama-judged-winner-second-debate.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:45:00 GMT 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 Forty-nine percent of likely voters pick Mitt Romney and 47% Barack Obama in Gallup's initial "likely voter" estimate, spanning Oct. 2-8. Preferences tilt the other way among registered voters, 49% vs. 46% in Obama's favor. /poll/157955/romney-obama-among-likely-voters.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/157955/romney-obama-among-likely-voters.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:00:00 GMT Registered voters' preferences for president are evenly split between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the three days since the first presidential debate. A Gallup-record 72% of those who viewed the debate say Romney did the better job. /poll/157907/romney-narrows-vote-gap-historic-debate-win.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/157907/romney-narrows-vote-gap-historic-debate-win.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 08 Oct 2012 08:00:00 GMT President Barack Obama got a three-percentage-point bump in voter support immediately after last week's Democratic National Convention, to 50% from 47% before the convention. He now leads Mitt Romney by six percentage points. /poll/157406/obama-gets-three-point-convention-bounce.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/157406/obama-gets-three-point-convention-bounce.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:30:00 GMT Twelve of 15 candidates leading in Gallup's poll just prior to the first party convention ultimately won the election in past presidential election years. History suggests the 2012 election could be ripe for a shake-up. /poll/156887/1952-pre-convention-leader-won-elections.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/156887/1952-pre-convention-leader-won-elections.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:00:00 GMT Presidential candidates' support has typically increased five percentage points after their nominating convention. The high was 16 points for Bill Clinton (1992), while George McGovern (1972) and John Kerry (2004) saw no increases. /poll/156845/candidate-support-typically-five-points-convention.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/156845/candidate-support-typically-five-points-convention.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:00:00 GMT