Polling

Accepting Torture?

Darius Rejali | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics


Darius Rejali

What is the acceptable ratio of torturing innocents-to-terrorists for America to call our campaign a success, 50-to-1, 10-to-1?

Time Magazine Hacked, Proving Unreliability Of Online Polls

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.30.2009 | Media


Chris Weigant

The folks responsible are overjoyed that their ballot-stuffing was so successful. They will tell you -- in full technical detail -- how they accomplished the feat.

The Truthiness of Political Polling

Andrew Sargus Klein | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics


Andrew Sargus Klein

Barack Obama has been in office less than the totemic 100 days, and yet we are bombarded by public approval polls almost every day.

Pollsters Increasingly Important To Shaping White House Message

Politico | Posted 05.04.2009 | Politics


As President Barack Obama works to sell the American people on a sweeping agenda of domestic spending and policy changes, he's relying on three men wh...

Jason Linkins

Stewart Destroyed Cramer: Poll

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics


So, last week, Jim Cramer went on the Daily Show and had his ass handed to him, brutally, by Jon Stewart. And this was obvious on its face to everyon...

Jason Linkins

New Poll Of Iraqis Should Change Media Coverage

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics


Via Taegan Goddard comes the news of a new poll conducted by ABC/BBC/NHK, with the current, on-the-ground opinions of Iraqis. Goddard pulls the juicy...

Jason Linkins

CNN Poll Rates Obama's First Fifty Days As "Yes" Or "No"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics


In the clearest sign yet that CNN has maybe laid off all the wrong people, comes news that a poll has been created and edited by people who were vastly unclear on the whole concept of polling.

DC Journalists Love GOP Obstructionists, But Americans Don't

Jane Hamsher | Posted 03.19.2009 | Politics


Jane Hamsher

There appears to be a pretty big gap between what DC journalists think Americans think, and what Americans actually think. Look at the DC media's "winners" and "losers" in the wake of the stimulus bill.

Faith, Not Race, The Big Factor in Prop 8 Vote

John Ridley | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics


John Ridley

Initially the blame for the passage of Prop 8 came to lie at the feet of blacks. Now comes new evidence that blacks did not vote more disproportionately for Prop 8 than any other ethnic group.

Exit Polls and Early Election Calls Interfere with Our Democratic Process

Robert Kubey | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics


Robert Kubey

In my mind, it is simply wrong when the news media, and especially all the networks, "call the election" hours before the polls close in other states further west.

Final Electoral Math -- My Election Picks

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

About the Cartoonist  |  Reprint Policy Because it's Election Day, I'm not going to give a detailed analysis of the past week's polls, as I...

Can 23% of Texas Really Be That Stupid?

Disgrasian | Posted 12.05.2008 | Media


Disgrasian

It's too easy to blame certain parts of the country, like Texas, or the South, or the Middle, for all of America's shameful, small-minded, stupid behavior.

RealClearPolitics: A One-Stop Shop For Polls

RealClearPolitics | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


RealClearPolitics has become a sort of one-stop shop for polls. It also features a great political commentary section. ...

Pollster: A Great Political Resource

Pollster | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


Pollster is a great collection of polls, and pictured here is one of its best features: a visual guide to trends in the polls....

PresidentPolls2008: A Great Election Resource

PresidentPolls2008 | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


President Polls 2008 is a simple site with simple ambitions, but it delivers. ...

USA Today's Presidential Poll Tracker

USA Today | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


USA Today has a great presidential polling tracker that's also extremely popular. ...

Now Twitching with Every Twitch in the Polls

Rick Horowitz | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics


Rick Horowitz

You're the ones who can't get this election out of your heads. You're the ones who, in this final push to November 4, have the TV and the radio on nonstop.

Electoral Math -- Obama Has Closed The Deal

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Welcome to the penultimate Electoral Math column. OK, I admit, I just like correctly using the word "penultimate." Plus, it's fun to say! Try it! If...

The Unmarried Electorate: 60% Obama, 33% McCain

Bella DePaulo | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics


Bella DePaulo

But where is the love? When was the last time you heard about this demographic juggernaut on Morning Joe? Where are the network stories or the feature articles in newspapers or magazines?

Poll Numbers? We Don't Need Your Stinkin' Poll Numbers -- We've Got Google Instead

Daniel Sinker | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics


Daniel Sinker

Google Trends closely resembles the data coming out of the national pollsters. Take the Pepsi challenge on the two charts, and you'd be hard pressed to guess which is which.

We're Not Sure "Close" Means What Howard Fineman Thinks It Does

Eric Boehlert | Posted 11.19.2008 | Media


Eric Boehlert

In his column about how close the White House race remains, Fineman remains dutifully silent regarding the data coming in from swing states.

How Progressives Take Back the Constitution

Doug Kendall | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics


Doug Kendall

Conservatives have learned how to talk about judicial nominations and the future of the Supreme Court in ways that rally the base while not alienating the political center, and progressives haven't mastered this trick.

Jed Lewison

A Fake Headline That's Actually True

HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics


A friend of mine said that with McCain's new lines of attacks, he's basically giving up on the economy. I think that pretty much sums up the state of...

Battle For The West: Cell Phones Missed By Polls

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.02.2008 | Home


Ryan Rivera

If Nevada continues to be one of the handful of pure toss-up states, why the dearth of polls in the state, asks UNLV political science professor Dav...

The Problem With Polls

Richard Stuebi | Posted 10.14.2008 | Green


Richard Stuebi

Now the key question: do we really want the government following the wishes of the masses on energy, if this is what the public wants or thinks it knows?