Polls

Late Returns: We Bombed In Mar-A-Lago

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.31.2012

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Over at the Washington Post, Erik Wemple dives into the one thing Donald Trump alleged this week that was of genuine curiosity, as opposed to a repeti...

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Wolves at the Polls

Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.31.2012

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Late Returns: Ted Cruz Still Cruising For Texas Senate Upset

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.31.2012

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Last night, Ted Cruz, who is vying for the Republican nomination in the Senate race to determine who will take over Kay Bailey Hutchison's seat, compl...

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Despite Success In Polls, Gay Marriage Still Facing Trouble

AP | DAVID CRARY | Posted 05.28.2012

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NEW YORK -- Poll after poll shows public support for same-sex marriage steadily increasing, to the point where it's now a majority viewpoint. Yet in a...

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Late Returns: Expert Advice On What Polls You Should Ignore

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2012

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We have apparently entered the part of the 2012 mid season where the rapid accumulation of polling data is met by a burgeoning field of experts who th...

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Rasmussen: 56% of Americans Support Marijuana Legalization; 58% if it's in Pharmacies

Russ Belville | Posted 05.23.2012

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The latest public opinion poll to ask Americans about legalizing marijuana like alcohol and tobacco shows 56% agree with the idea, according to Rasmussen Reports. The support for marijuana legalization rises if it is to be sold only in pharmacies.

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The 2012 Speculatron Weekly Roundup For May 18, 2012

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.18.2012

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What began in Indiana continued in Nebraska this week, as long-shot state Sen. Deb Fischer scored an underdog victory in Nebraska's GOP primary for th...

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Spookiest US Cemeteries: Vote For Your Favorite

Posted 05.21.2012

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This week at HuffPost Travel, national tourism takes a spooky turn. We're taking a look at just a handful of the most visited cemeteries across the US...

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How Low Can They Go? Report Checks Falling Poll Response Rates

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.15.2012

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WASHINGTON -- How low can they go? A new study from the Pew Research Center released on Tuesday finds that poll response rates continue to fall "drama...

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Obama and the Polls - Half-Full or Half-Empty?

Lanny Davis | Posted 05.09.2012

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Bad news for Romney can be interpreted as worse news for Obama -- if he is not running ahead of Romney, given all his personality and perception weaknesses as a presidential candidate, that shows a fundamental problem that seriously threatens Obama's success in November.

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What's Your Favorite Overlooked U.S. Attraction?: Round Two

Posted 05.11.2012

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Earlier this week we asked you to vote on the most overlooked attractions across America, and you shared your favorites. Is your most beloved spot sti...

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HuffPost Pollster Charts: Giving Daily Trackers Less Weight

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.08.2012

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WASHINGTON -- HuffPost Pollster is pleased to announce a small but significant change to our polling charts that should greatly reduce the tendency of...

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HuffPost Book Club: Vote On The Next Book

Annemarie Dooling | Posted 05.08.2012

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This weekend we'll wrap up coverage on "What It Is Like To Go To War," a discussion compiled through weeks worth of comments and tweets, a range of re...

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Lies, Damn Lies .. and Polls

Tom Allon | Posted 04.25.2012

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There is no more misleading thing in politics today than polls, particularly those that are conducted more than three months before a primary or general election.

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The 2012 Speculatron Weekly Roundup For April 20, 2012

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.20.2012

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For as long a time as your Speculatroners have been dutifully cataloguing the damage that the primary process has been doing to Mitt Romney's brand, w...

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Voting Maybe

Warren Adler | Posted 04.13.2012

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I no longer take anything at face value. Like Freud asking, "What do women want?" I find myself asking this question without regard to gender...

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We Hate Bailouts More Than Ever: Study

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 04.10.2012

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Americans have always kind of hated bank bailouts, but that hatred seems to be getting hotter with time -- which is a headache for President Obama, wh...

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Time for the Final (Etch-A) Sketch

Abby Huntsman | Posted 04.09.2012

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For instance, yesterday I found that when you type "Romney" as a search term on Google, one of the first auto-complete suggestions is "Romney attacking President." Could a consistently negative tone be part of his messaging problem?

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Obama's Plummeting Poll Numbers Reveal Larger Trends

Arthur Bruzzone | Posted 05.13.2012

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Unlike four years ago, it's the American voter, not a candidate, who now wants change, real change. They're going to continue to vote down every politician until they find a generation of elected officials that will face political realities. That's what the recent gyrating polls show.

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Another Concern About the Legitimacy of Some Polling Questions

Dee Evans | Posted 05.13.2012

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Is it dishonest for the media to spend three weeks telling us that there is little to nothing that the president can do about gas prices... and then conduct a poll in which they ask the American people, "How do you think the president is handling gas prices?"

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Polling Expert Answers Your Questions

The Huffington Post | Sara Kenigsberg | Posted 03.26.2012

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With Super Tuesday right around the corner, political junkies are more focused than ever on the latest polls on the Republican nomination battle and t...

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On Iran Strike, Israelis Trust Obama Over Bibi

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.01.2012

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A new poll suggests that the reason that the majority of Israelis do not support an Israeli military strike on Iran without U.S. approval is that they share the cautions of U.S. officials -- they think that the costs would be high, and the benefits small or nonexistent.

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Pennsylvania Poll Spells Trouble For Santorum

The Huffington Post | Chris Gentilviso | Posted 02.27.2012

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For 16 years, Rick Santorum was a principal figure in Pennsylvania politics. As he aims to win the White House, home state voters appear to be skeptic...

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Don't Underestimate Santorum

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 04.23.2012

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While Democrats will decry Santorum's views on social issues, and the Republican base will rally behind him, most truly independent voters may largely ignore his extreme conservatism on social issues, simply because they don't really care about the wedge issues.

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PolitiFact Successfully Trolls Media With Rubio Ruling

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.15.2012

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In recent months, I've had the occasion to throw shade on PolitiFact for some of its odder determinations, most notably the decision to call a totally...

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