2% Among African-Americans?
Has George Bush’s job approval among African Americans really fallen to just 2%? While MP was off atoning for his sins, several national pollstRead More…
Author: Mark Blumenthal
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.
SurveyUSA on Miers
MP somehow overlooked that Survey USA is now running two separate automated tracking polls on the Miers nomination (see previous commentary on their Read More…
CBS on Miers
Last night, CBS News released a new and very comprehensive survey conducted Monday through Wednesday evenings this week (The CBS web site has completRead More…
First Miers Reaction from Gallup
This morning brings a new Gallup/CNN/USAToday poll conducted Monday and Tuesday evenings (10/3-4) with reaction to the Harriet Miers nomination. Read More…
Happy New Year
MP apologizes for the slack posting over the last week or so, especially since the arrival of the year 5766* promises to put us out of commission, bloRead More…
Bush Job Approval Up?
Let’s continue to obsess over the recent variation on the job approval rating of President George W. Bush and maybe learn something about sampling erRead More…
Gallup’s Poll on Polls
Today’s video briefing by Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport had some polling on, of all things, polling. It raises a few questions thaRead More…
Happy Anniversary
Yes, hard to believe, but it was exactly one year ago today that I wrote my first post on sampling error. At the time, I was not sure if this eRead More…
Katrina: More from AP-IPSOS & SUSA
Two quick updates, as MP is rushing to catch a train:**
AP-IPSOS has a new survey out this morning conducted September 16-18 (and AP has their usual sRead More…
Katrina: More from Gallup/CNN/USAToday
The Gallup/CNN/USAToday partnership released a new survey last night that shows President George W. Bush’s approval rating at 40%, disapproval at 5Read More…