“The president is under 50 percent approval ratings in all the battleground states. So, you could say that President Obama is defying gravity by still being in a dead heat with Mitt Romney. And one of the reasons that he is, is because the changing face of the electorate are giving him a small boost.” GivingStillsStatesReasonFacesPresidentPercentHeatPresident ObamaGravityApprovalRomneyRatingBoostElectorateDefyingBattlegroundApproval RatingDefying Gravity Author:Mara Liasson
“There's a reason [Donald]Trump and [Ted] Cruz are one and two and that they take nearly 50 percent of the Republican electorate away in these polls because there's real palpable anger out there and frustration and a feeling of betrayal.” TwoRealReasonFeelingsTrumpRepublicanPercentBetrayalFrustrationPollsCruzElectorate Author:Sean Hannity
“White voters were 72 percent of the electorate in 2012, and their share of the population has shrunk a couple points since then. [Donald] Trump has had trouble winning certain segments of the white vote, such as suburban women and college-educated voters.” CertainWinningWhiteTroubleShareCollegeTrumpCouplePercentVotePopulationEducatedVotersElectorateEducated Voters Author:Mara Liasson
“In 2012, African-Americans were 13 percent of the electorate, and 93 percent of them voted for [Barack] Obama.” PercentBarackAfrican AmericanElectorate Author:Mara Liasson
“In 2012, Hispanics were 10 percent of the electorate, underperforming their share of the voting-age population. Mitt Romney got 21 percent of their vote, and [Donald] Trump has been polling much lower than that.” Has BeensAgeShareTrumpPercentVotePopulationVotingRomneyElectoratePollingVoting Age Author:Mara Liasson