Public Opinion Polling

Fox News Does Not Make You Dumb: Researchers Respond to Critics

Peter J. Woolley | Posted 05.15.2012

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Peter J. Woolley

NPR and Jon Stewart's Daily Show came out on top as the most informative, making the schadenfreude all the more delicious for Fox-haters, and the twisting of the liberal knife-in-the-back all the more painful for Fox fans. But how did it come to that?

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Democrats (and Bloggers) Asking the Wrong Questions

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Abrams

Democrats and progressives can complain and wail, but nothing will change until they create the political environment required to achieve their vision. They should not follow polls; they should bend them in a new direction.

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Witches' Brew: Media's Deliberate Misuse of Polling Data Changes Elections

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Abrams

Will the media's reporting of polls that exclude the young voter, but never acknowledging it, reduce those voters' enthusiasm for voting?

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Obama & Co. Forget 'Where's Mine?' and the Chicago Way

Michael L. Millenson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael L. Millenson

Obama and the Democrats can either love their enemies like, say, one-term president Jimmy Carter, or they can practice the Chicago Way.

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Anonymous Push Polls: Coming Soon to a Phone Near You?

Luis Toro | Posted 05.25.2011

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Luis Toro

What kinds of polls are actually campaign advertisements? A Colorado court is set to rule on the answer.

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Jason Linkins

Scritti Politti: February 10, 2009

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ah, journalism! How are we going to save it? Gently suggest they produce a better product? HAY-YELLS NO! As of this moment, I'm backing the Alex B...

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