The West Wing
For those who do not watch NBC’s The West Wing, here is an amusing bit of dialogue from last night’s episode. In the West Wing’s parallel politiRead More…
Year: 2005
More on Social Security
There has been quite a bit of polling released in the last few weeks on the Social Security debate. While there is much debate about the conseqRead More…
More on Dueling Florida Polls
Another update on my last post on the mysterious difference in opinion on whether Jeb Bush should run for president as measured by two publicly releaRead More…
Should Jeb Run…Or Not:?
The Hotline (subscription required) caught an intriguing polling conflict yesterday. A just released Quinnipiac poll of 1,007 Florida "voteRead More…
R. Chung’s “Bias” Charts
Having linked last week to a graphical representation of the President’s job approval rating, I want to point to another set of graphics that takes DRead More…
On Outliers and Party ID
Last week, the Gallup organization released a survey sponsored by CNN and USAToday, fielded February 4-6, that appeared to show a surge in President Read More…
When Respondents Lie
Yesterday, I talked to two junior high school students doing a school project on political polling. One of their questions was, "Do Read More…
The Hotline’s SurveyUSA Interview
Yesterday, the National Journal’s Hotline (subscription required) took up topic of great interest to MP: "Whether the polling community wilRead More…
Update
Just a quick update: I am over the flu-bug, but it’s left me behind the 8-ball a bit. My apologies for the infrequent posts of late. Read More…
Recent Polling on Social Security
I had hoped to post a primer on recent surveys on the issue of Social Security earlier in the week, but my bout with a flu-bug got in the way. Read More…