Last month, we started a monthly snapshot of the Barack Obama-Mitt Romney race for the presidency.
Now that it’s the start of August — three months until Election Day — we revisit the numbers compiled from a number of polling groups by Real Clear Politics and this is what we see:

Despite having a rough July (more [...]

Back in 2008, Barack Obama won New Mexico in a cakewalk, defeating John McCain by 15.1 points in a state that had been long regarded as a toss-up.
And in 2012, New Mexico still has many more Democrats than Republicans, with registered Democrats making up 48 percent of the electorate, compared to 32 percent Republicans.
But Republicans [...]