A history of the gender gap

Recent polls show a sizable gender gap in voters' support in the campaign between Obama and Romney, which is not unusual for presidential elections

• Dec 14, 2012

What can May polls say about November?

If history is a guide, polls conducted in the month of May aren't necessarily a predictor of who will win in November

• Dec 14, 2012

How Walker won the Wisconsin recall election

Walker became first governor to survive a recall election with strong support from his base and a majority of independents

• Dec 14, 2012

Most Colo. voters don't favor stricter gun laws

Most voters in Wisconsin and Virginia agree and voters in all three states do not believe stricter gun laws would help prevent acts of mass violence

• Dec 14, 2012

GOP 2012: It's still too early for most voters

Sarah Dutton: Even though the primary race has begun, just one in four are paying a lot of attention to the campaign

• Dec 14, 2012

How Obama's polling compares to past presidents

Obama's overall ratings are similar to Clinton and Reagan who were re-elected, but his ratings on the economy lag behind

• Dec 14, 2012

Kagan praises Scalia for reading of law

Says strict constructionist Justice has helped change Supreme Court for the better

• Dec 14, 2012

Polls show longtime support for tax hikes on rich

CBS News polling director Sarah Dutton examines historical data on the public's support for tax increased on the wealthy

• Dec 14, 2012

Who has an edge with evangelicals in GOP race?

Sarah Dutton and Jennifer De Pinto break down the latest poll numbers on an important demographic in the Republican primary race

• Dec 14, 2012

How Santorum won the Alabama primary

Exit Poll Analysis: Conservatives, evangelicals, lower income voters and women propelled the former Pennsylvania senator in the southern state

• Dec 14, 2012

How Romney won the Illinois primary

Exit poll analysis: A very different electorate from last week's primaries in the South gives Romney his third win in the Midwest

• Dec 14, 2012

"Values" voters propel Santorum to Louisiana win

Exit poll highlights the problems GOP front-runner Romney is having appealing to more religious and socially conservative voters

• Dec 14, 2012

Key groups propel Romney to wins in Wisc., Md.

Exit poll analysis: Electorates in Wisconsin and Maryland similar to other states Romney won; He may have also been helped by a sense of inevitability

• Dec 14, 2012

Poll: Romney leads in Colo., Obama in Va., Wis.

Two states that Barack Obama picked up for the Democrats in the 2008 election are now split, according to a new swing state poll

• Dec 14, 2012

Poll: Ryan VP pick energizes Wis. voters

Quinnipiac University/CBS News/New York Times poll shows Romney closing in on Obama after adding Ryan to the ticket

• Dec 14, 2012

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