MP readers may want to check out the new feature from Washington Post blogger/columnist Chris Cillizza (aka "The Fix") called "Parsing the Polls." Each week, says Cillizza,
We’ll look at national polling as well as surveys conducted in individual House, Senate and gubernatorial races each week in an attempt to give Fix readers a sense of what the mood is not only in your state but also across the country.
The first installment reviews recent political polls out in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Check it out.
Mark Blumenthal is political pollster with deep and varied experience across survey research, campaigns, and media. The original "Mystery Pollster" and co-creator of Pollster.com, he explains complex concepts to a multitude of audiences and how data informs politics and decision-making. A researcher and consultant who crafts effective questions and identifies innovative solutions to deliver results. An award winning political journalist who brings insights and crafts compelling narratives from chaotic data.
3 thoughts on “Cillizza’s Polling Fix”
Hello Mark,
Speaking of “the fix”, I’ve been hoping to see some comments on this: http://www.votelaw.com/blog/archives/003513.html
Is that on the agenda?
Thanks, and keep up the good work!
Alan
No thanks. I prefer to read polls parsed by people who understand polling.
Hello Mark,
Speaking of “the fix”, I’ve been hoping to see some comments on this:
http://www.votelaw.com/blog/archives/003513.html
Is that on the agenda?
Thanks, and keep up the good work!
Alan
No thanks. I prefer to read polls parsed by people who understand polling.
NQMP–Not Quite Mystery Pollster.