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Month: December 2005

Peace on Earth

December 25, 2005October 1, 2019 Mark Blumenthal4 Comments on Peace on Earth

I will be taking some time off this week to rest, recharge and spend some time with my family.  I’ll be back in the New Year.  So from my faRead More…

MP in POQ

December 23, 2005October 1, 2019 Mark Blumenthal12 Comments on MP in POQ

Finally (for today) I have a surprise and something of a holiday gift from the editors of Public Opinion Quarterly.
As a personal venture, this blog hRead More…

Iraq Reading List – Update

December 23, 2005October 1, 2019 Mark Blumenthal1 Comment on Iraq Reading List – Update

Not surprisingly, having previously cited a series of academic papers and articles on the relationship between casualties and public support for the IRead More…

‘Twas the Survey Before Christmas…

December 23, 2005November 13, 2019 Mark Blumenthal6 Comments on ‘Twas the Survey Before Christmas…

As things wind down a bit before the holidays, I want to put a little perspective on our recent speculation about the trends in attitudes about PresiRead More…

Not Such An Outlier After All?

December 19, 2005October 1, 2019 Mark Blumenthal5 Comments on Not Such An Outlier After All?

The Diageo/Hotline Poll…(story, press release, full results) shows a very different result for the Bush job rating: 50% approve, 47% disapprove.&nbsRead More…

Outliers Happen

December 18, 2005November 13, 2019 Mark Blumenthal6 Comments on Outliers Happen

Two new national surveys released late last week add yet another wrinkle to the question of whether the approval ratings of President Bush are on theRead More…

Typepad Outage

December 16, 2005October 1, 2019 Mark Blumenthal1 Comment on Typepad Outage

A quick update for those wondering why all of my posts from this week seemed to disappear overnight:  Typepad, the service that hosts this humbleRead More…

Bush Bump-Up Stall?: Pew, NBC/WSJ & Zogby

December 15, 2005November 13, 2019 Mark Blumenthal4 Comments on Bush Bump-Up Stall?: Pew, NBC/WSJ & Zogby

Yesterday saw releases of two new national surveys by the Pew Research Center (report, questionnaire, tables) and NBC/Wall Street Journal (full resulRead More…

Zogby, Wal-Mart & Ethics

December 14, 2005October 1, 2019 Mark Blumenthal3 Comments on Zogby, Wal-Mart & Ethics

Last week, syndicated columnist Joel Mowbray took pollster John Zogby to task in the Washington Times for "serious ethical issues which call intoRead More…

Bush “Bump Up” Update: Gallup/CNN/USAToday

December 12, 2005October 1, 2019 Mark Blumenthal4 Comments on Bush “Bump Up” Update: Gallup/CNN/USAToday

The National Journal is reporting this morning, via the (subscription only)  Hotline Wake-Up Call, that the latest survey from Gallup shows:&nbspRead More…

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