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Sam Stein

Pollsters Hit And Miss On 2009 Elections

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

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Some unexpected results in Tuesday night's four high-profile elections raise the question of which pollsters got the races right and which got them wr...

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Instant Reaction Polls: A Pre-Speech Primer

Mark Blumenthal | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Instant Reaction Polls, Obama Health Care Speech, Polling, Polls, Pollsters, Obama Health Care, Obama on Health Care, Politics News
Mark Blumenthal

The odds are good that after Obama's health care address, at least two television networks will release results from "instant reaction" surveys. Odds are almost as good that pundits will misread those surveys.

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After Mass Shootings And A Supreme Court Ruling, What is Gallup Thinking?

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.09.2009 | Politics

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Paul Helmke

Today's Gallup news release, "Support for Gun-Control Laws at All-Time Lows," is one of the most misleading I've seen in a long time.

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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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Steven Shehori

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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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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Paul Helmke

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

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Black American Voters Excited, Slightly On Edge

Diane Tucker | Posted 12.05.2008 | Home

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Diane Tucker

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- How did it feel to be a Black American voting for Barack Obama on Election Day 2008? Outside the polling station at the corner of ...

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The Untold History of "Dewey Defeats Truman"

Craig Silverman | Posted 12.05.2008 | Media

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Craig Silverman

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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HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For November 3

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.03.2008 | 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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HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For November 2

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.02.2008 | 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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Voting Expert William Jacoby Knows How You're Going To Vote

Diane Tucker | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home

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Diane Tucker

As the polls grow tighter, more people wonder what the electorate will be thinking on Nov 4. OffTheBus posed that question to political scientist Will...

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HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For November 1

The Huffington Posth | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

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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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HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For October 31

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

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HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For October 30

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.29.2008 | Home

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Sitting on Polls

Sean Hartofilis | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

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Sean Hartofilis

Stop polling! Or, at least, stop telling us about the polls. Pundits (where do they all go, by the way, after the election?) should be debating the issues, not predicting the outcome.

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HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For October 29

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.28.2008 | Home

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Lives on Hold Until Election Day

Chris Savage | Posted 11.28.2008 | Home

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Chris Savage

By becoming so immersed in Barack Obama's campaign, my wife and I have literally put our lives on hold. Our kitchen sink is perpetually full of dirty dishes, the dogs are unwalked and the water faucet is dripping. Turns out, we're not alone.

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Obama Takes Early Lead in Early Vote

Ari Melber | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

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Ari Melber

Pew reports today that among people who say they already voted, Obama has a 19 point lead. That's not a small cohort, either.

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HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For October 28

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.27.2008 | 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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HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For October 27

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.26.2008 | Home

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HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For October 26

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.25.2008 | 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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HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For October 25

Huffington Post | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

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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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HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For October 24

Huffington Post | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

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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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HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For October 23

Huffington Post | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics

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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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HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For October 22

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.21.2008 | 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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