polling

From Bradley to Bandwagon - Election "effects" to look out for

October 30, 2008 - You've no doubt heard about the "Bradley Effect," the theory that voters will lie to pollsters and say they're voting for a black candidate and then vote white once they're in the booth. People love bringing up the "Bradley Effect" because it prov...

Electoral projections done "rightish"

October 9, 2008 - Democratic strategists are starting to feel safe enough to use the word "landslide." But how the hell can they tell? There are so many different electoral projection sites with fancy maps, we don't know who to trust. You've got...

Our nation's electoral maps have finally lost their minds

August 7, 2008 - Judging by the Web sites of the mainstream news outlets, the political knowledge of each organization must be directly proportional to the number of different colors and codes on their electoral maps. CNN's prognostication abilities are truly impressive seeing as it touts no less than than seven col...

Exit polling to soon eliminate need for voting entirely

February 19, 2008 - The latest round of primary voting happens Tuesday: Democrats in Hawaii, Republicans in Washington, and both parties in Wisconsin, with 59 delegates on the table for Republicans and 121 for Democrats. With so many delegates in such a tight race, all eyes will be on the exit polls. Exit polls...