Presidential candidate positioning and quality of education

    Dave and Frank Newport discuss the latest on the race for president and how Americans rate the quality of their kids education.
    Here’s the complete list of topics:

    Which presidential candidate – Obama or Romney – has the strongest positioning in terms of handling foreign affairs, terrorism?
    Of the last five presidents who sought re-election (Bush, Clinton, Bush, Reagan, and Carter) who was ahead after both conventions and also went on to win?
    Why this is a very crucial time period for the election?
    Update with new September readings: What is the most important problem facing the country and which party is best situated to fix it?
    How do Americans rate the quality of the education kids receive at 1) public schools 2) parochial schools 3) independent private schools 4) charter schools 5) home schooling?

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