The Perils of Double Negatives
Gallup’s David Moore has posted an analysis this morning (free for today only) with an important lesson on how to write – or perhaps, how not to writeRead More…
Year: 2006
Gallup: “Bush Approval Steady at 37%”
Helping to underscore the question I asked at the end of Friday’s post, Gallup has released another national survey this morning that shows no change Read More…
“New Low” Update
Charles Franklin has updated his job approval graphic to include the new surveys from the Pew Research Center and NBC/Wall Street Journal. It iRead More…
Another “New Low?”
In his Washington Post “Media Notes” blog, Howard Kurtz raises an important question about the coverage of the polls showing “new lows” for George BuRead More…
New Polls, Old Arguments
New polls are out this morning from both CBS (story, results) and CNN/USAToday/Gallup (CNN story & results, USAToday story) that show continuing lRead More…
Polls on Censure?
The proposal by Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) to censure President Bush over the domestic eavesdropping program crossed an important threshold this morRead More…
Kane on the Zogby Iraq Troop Poll
RealClearPolitics has posted a highly critical op-ed piece by Tim Kane of the Heritage Foundation on the recent Zogby poll of US troops in Iraq. Read More…
Microtargeting by Tele-Town Hall?
And while we’re on the topic of "micro-targeting," here’s a related item. The Hotline reported yesterday (via their free On Call blog)Read More…
Legitimate Microtargeting
Today I want to clarify a point about the concept of "micro-targeting" raised in my posts two weeks ago about those mysterious Roboscam callRead More…
Roboscam Update
With all the distractions last week, MP neglected to post an update on the "Roboscam" calls he obsessed about two weeks ago. For now, Read More…