Poll: Economy, health care top issues in 3 key states

Most say economy, health care "extremely important" in their vote for president; many say same about Medicare, budget

• Dec 14, 2012

Poll: Ahead of speech, Romney faces empathy gap

A CBS News poll shows 50 percent of Americans think Mitt Romney doesn't understand their problems

• Dec 14, 2012

Poll: Abortion views not a litmus test for most

57 percent of registered voters say it's possible they would vote for a candidate that disagreed with them on the issue of abortion

• Dec 14, 2012

Poll: 20 percent say election is an afterthought

Despite strong concern about the economy, one-fifth of Americans have paid little attention to the presidential race

• Dec 14, 2012

Poll: Obama leads Romney

Gender gap for both candidates: Obama leads big among women, Romney among men

• Dec 14, 2012

Michelle Obama, Ann Romney get positive ratings after conventions

After delivering well-received speeches at political conventions, Michelle Obama and Ann Romney get high public opinion marks

• Dec 14, 2012

Poll: More view Obama positively after convention

CBS/NYT poll: Following the Republican and Democratic conventions, more view Obama positively than negatively; more still view Romney negatively

• Dec 14, 2012

Poll: Storm puts close race on pause

CBS/NYT poll: Before Superstorm Sandy halted campaign events, Obama had a one-point lead over Romney

• Dec 14, 2012

Poll: Obama has foreign policy advantage

In a CBS/ NYT poll taken as the current crisis in the Middle East unfolded, Obama has advantage over Romney on foreign policy

• Dec 14, 2012

Obama leads in Va., Wis.; Tight in Col.

President leads Romney by six points in Wisconsin, four points in Virginia, one point in Colorado; has gained ground on economy

• Dec 14, 2012

Poll: Obama opens big leads in key swing states

President leads by 12 points in Pennsylvania, 10 in Ohio, 9 in Florida in new Quinnipiac University/CBS News/NY Times poll

• Dec 14, 2012

Where are the GOP's "fiscal cliff" spending cuts?

News Analysis: John Boehner won't offer specifics to avoid the "fiscal cliff," but he wants them from the White House

• Dec 14, 2012

As "fiscal cliff" looms, health reform questions linger

States face a deadline today for deciding how to implement Obamacare, but concerns about cost and regulation remain

• Dec 14, 2012

Deadline day for states' health exchange decisions

Must say whether they're opting in or out of running health care law's insurance markets; Feds will run them in states that won't

• Dec 14, 2012

Obama celebrates Hanukkah at White House

President Obama says Hanukkah is a story of "resilience and optimism"

• Dec 13, 2012

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