Bernard Schoenburg: Durbin likes how campaign is unfolding - Daily Register
25 May 2012, 5:59 pm
And he recalled how, when he campaigned for Obama in Iowa, which “does not have a substantial minority population,” questions came up about electability and race. “The folks in Iowa would say, ‘Durbin, close the door — do you really think he can ...

Don't be fooled by resurgent Labour. They would soon send us the way of Greece - Daily Mail
25 May 2012, 4:47 pm
The Labour Party is doing an excellent job of creating an illusion of electability. After all the criticism it endured a few months ago about its lack of policies and, indeed, its lack of a serious leader, the weather has suddenly changed. In the small ...

Bobby Jindal: Exorcist-Science Guy - Huffington Post
18 May 2012, 5:50 am
Mitt "electability" Romney has won just one general election in nearly twenty years of politicking. His one and only term of office left him with an approval rating of 34%. Make no mistake about it: this was the best guy the Republicans had to offer this cycle.

Connecticut Faces Fight for Senate, Inside G.O.P. - New York Times
17 May 2012, 2:12 pm
electability versus visceral appeal. The stakes for the candidates are high as well: with both having come off unsuccessful campaigns, whoever loses is most likely finished politically. Republicans will meet in a state convention on Friday to ...

Brookings Study: Romney electability Perhaps Less Impacted by Mormonism - Reason.com
17 May 2012, 12:39 pm
A new Brookings Institute study finds voters may be less disinclined toward Romney’s Mormonism than previously thought. Results find priming respondents about Romney’s religion has little statistical impact on vote choice. These findings ...

Austrian social scientist says national mood, rather than any key trait, determines electability - Public Radio International PRI
16 May 2012, 4:29 pm
When it comes down to who will be elected to office, one Austrian author thinks he has it figured out. The national mood, people's belief in the future being better or worse than today, is an almost infallible predictor, author John Casti argues ...

Mitt Likes Music, Including This’ - New York Times
14 May 2012, 8:56 pm
Many have questioned how Mr. Romney’s likability, or lack thereof, will affect his electability. Perhaps his critics have not seen him deliver a speech. He likes everything; his ability to like is off the charts. And to combat President Obama ...

Stamford RTC, mayor split on Senate nomination - Stamford Advocate
12 May 2012, 4:34 pm
Party members cited electability, experience and personal friendship as their reasons for supporting Shays over McMahon, whose family business is headquartered in Stamford's East Side. "I know Linda thinks she should get some of the votes because I guess ...

Reshuffling Israel's deck of cards - Aljazeera.com
10 May 2012, 6:06 am
including how to re-appoint the rather useful Ehud Barak to the defence ministry given that man's lack of popularity and by extension electability. The prospective Israeli election already had something of a surreal quality to it, given that all ...

CNN projects: Milwaukee mayor to face Walker in Wisconsin recall election - CNN
8 May 2012, 9:18 pm
Follow the Ticker on Twitter: @PoliticalTicker "Barrett is attractive for several reasons, but the main one seems to be his electability," said Barry Burden, professor of political science at University of Wisconsin-Madison. "He lost to Walker ...