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Poll: 37% of Americans Unable to Locate America on Map of America

Steven Shehori | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics

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When asked to reveal the identity of the giant America-shaped landmass found on the map, several of those polled were decidedly varied in their answers.

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New NBC/WSJ Poll: Palin Favorables at 73% Among Repubs

Aaron Keyak | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics

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The selection of Palin as the Party's Vice Presidential nominee meant that the already minuscule space for moderates in the Republican Party became even smaller.

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NEWSWEEK Poll: Public Support For Gay Marriage Growing

Newsweek | Arian Campo-Flores | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics

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When voters in California, Florida and Arizona approved measures banning same-sex marriage last month, opponents lamented that the country appeared to...

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Poll: Americans Remain Broadly Supportive Of Labor Unions

Gallup | Jeffrey M. Jones | Posted 01.02.2009 | Business

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Americans remain broadly supportive of labor unions, as they have been over the past seven decades, including a 59% approval rating for unions in Gall...

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton? Surprisingly, a Large Number of Republicans Say "Yes"

Ricardo Rossello | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics

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Given conservative Republicans' beliefs that Obama is a far left candidate, the more moderate (in their view) Senator Clinton may become a more acceptable choice for Secretary of State.

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Poll: 61 Percent Of Americans Have Unfavorable View Of GOP

CNN Political Ticker | Peter Hamby | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics

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The Republican Party has hit a new low. Just 34 percent of Americans in a Gallup Poll released Thursday say they have a favorable view of the party, ...

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Message to President-Elect Obama: After Heller, "Build a Bridge to Moderates" with Common Sense On Guns

Paul Helmke | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics

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Because of the Supreme Court decision, the gun violence prevention debate has shifted from the extremes to the middle.

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(R)Evolution -- We All Want to Change Your Head

Suzette Standring | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

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This new multi-cultural, interracial, eco-green, techno-savvy, globally-minded young generation has made history.

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Score One for the Polls

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

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Skepticism about science is good. But instead of turning us off scientific information altogether, skepticism should lead to its more careful consumption.

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Election Poll Review: Who Got It Right?

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Forget the circular firing squad among Republicans, now is the time for pollsters and analysts to take a look and figure out who got the statistics ga...

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Obama: From "Shouldn't" to "Did"

Rupert Russell | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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It is time to throw out the old playbook for one simple reason. It was wrong. Obama wasn't your average Democratic candidate, but then again, America isn't your average country, either.

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Final Electoral Math -- My Election Picks

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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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...

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Can 23% of Texas Really Be That Stupid?

Disgrasian | Posted 12.05.2008 | Media

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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.

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For GOP, Scary is as Scary Does

Monroe Anderson | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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Pity the poor right. The party faithful's fear and smear machine that has worked in the past--quicker than you could say Swift boating or Willie Horton--just doesn't possess that same old white magic.

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Final Poll of Cable Television News Viewers

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 12.05.2008 | Home

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Tonight's election results it also offers proof or disproof of a long-held concept -- that people tend to watch news that comforts them and confirms their attitudes and biases.

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The Untold History of "Dewey Defeats Truman"

Craig Silverman | Posted 12.05.2008 | Media

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Calling it too early is nothing new. In the 1876 race between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden, many papers mistakenly gave the victory to Tilden.

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HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For November 4

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.04.2008 | Home

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Polls have come to dominate the media's horse race coverage of political campaigns. Pundits and reporters constantly use them to tell us who's hot...

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McCain 510 Electoral Votes, Obama 28: How the Map Looked 2 Years Ago

SurveyUSA | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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Exactly two years ago, SurveyUSA completed interviews with 600 voters in every state (30,000 total interviews), asking them how they would vote in a 2...

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Bookies More Reliable Than Exit Polls

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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Forget the polls. When it comes to predicting elections, head down to your local betting hall and talk to some gamblers. They have a much better reco...

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The Lost Polling Demographic: Ham Radio Operators Around the World Chime in About the Election

Greg Boose | Posted 12.04.2008 | Chicago

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What do those who spend their free time surfing the dials on ham radios think about McCain and Obama?

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One Last Battle: Will Obama Be Able to Claim A Mandate?

Nancy L. Cohen | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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Markers have already been laid down to steal Obama's mandate.

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RealClearPolitics: A One-Stop Shop For Polls

RealClearPolitics | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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

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USAElectionPolls: A Simple Resource

USA Election Polls | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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USA Election Polls is pretty much how it advertises itself. It's a simple collection of polls....

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Rasmussen Reports: Daily Tracking Polls

Rasmussen | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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Rasmussen Reports releases a daily presidential tracking poll, rather than collect the polls of others as some polling websites do....

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PresidentPolls2008: A Great Election Resource

PresidentPolls2008 | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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

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