LA Times By Kim Geiger Reporting from Charleston, S.C.— Two new polls out on Friday suggest trouble for Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney. Gallup’s tracking poll shows Romney’s lead nationally – which was 23 percentage points… more »

  The John Locke Foundation By John Hood RALEIGH – Most people don’t follow politics closely. Most people who do follow politics closely are highly ideological. That is to say, they are not like most people. Political junkies know a great deal mor… more »

Gallup by Lydia Saad PRINCETON, NJ -- After enjoying 14- to 15-percentage-point leads over Mitt Romney in early December, Newt Gingrich is now statistically tied with Romney in national Republican preferences for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination… more »

Gallupby Frank Newport PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans are more than twice as likely to blame the federal government in Washington (64%) for the economic problems facing the United States as they are the financial institutions on Wall Street (30%).… more »

Margin marks first statistically significant lead among registered voters by Jeffrey M. Jones PRINCETON, NJ -- Registered voters by a significant margin now say they are more likely to vote for the "Republican Party's candidate for president" than… more »