Obama Got Positive Coverage on Horse Race in Late September
Chart shows percentage of statements about Horse Race (polling, chances of winning, etc) in election coverage broken out by sentiment. Time frame is September 15-30.
Following the conventions, discussion of Horse Race (polling, chances of winning, state-by-state analysis), increased. In the second half of September, Obama received significant positive coverage in relation to Horse Race discussion. Almost 18% of statements about Horse Race in election coverage have been positive to Obama, and just 5% have been negative to Obama. By contrast, Romney has received just 11.7% positive coverage on Horse Race and 11.5% negative coverage. Therefore, the analysts and pundits who are discussing Horse Race are liking Obama’s chances more and more as the candidates headed into the debates.
