In last night's debate Romney drew on his strengths with voters — the economy, the deficit, and the role of the federal government. How will Romney's performance affect the trajectory of the race?

1992 was a banner year for the third-party candidates. Like this election cycle, the economy was bad and people were concerned about the national debt. But no third-party candidate like Ross Perot has emerged.

New polling reveals that young people are more positive about the prospects of finding a quality job than their elders.

Well we are 40 days away from Election Day here in the U.S. And there's some new polling about just how much a voter's income determines his or her vote.

Frank Newport of Gallup drops by to school us on just what factors truly effect how we vote for the president. Spoiler alert: gaffes like Romney's "47 percent" aren't one of them.

Americans' faith in the news media has hit an all-time low in the history of Gallup polling.

Mitt Romney and President Obama will be crisscrossing the state of Florida today. In recent weeks, one issue is becoming central to the campaign: Whether the government is over-regulating business.

Gallup editor-in-chief Frank Newport on how your interpretation of economic news varies depending on your political orientation.

One of the big election issues this year is government regulation of business. A lot of new rules have been added since the financial crisis four years ago. How do your fellow Americans feel about it?

In this week's Attitude Check, we check in with Gallup's editor-in-chief, Frank Newport, about how Americans are viewing Republicans and Democrats on a couple of subjects.