Blog Vacation
A quick note: I will be taking a brief “blog vacation” for the rest of this week. I’ll be back next week when our coverage will inclRead 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.
The Liddle Model That Could
Regular readers of this blog may know her as “Febble,” the diarist from DailyKos. Her real name is Elizabeth Liddle, a 50-something mother and Read More…
ABC/Washington Post on Judicial Nominees
The conservative wing of the blogosphere took great exception yesterday to the latest survey from the Washington Post and ABC News that gave front paRead More…
Disclosing Party ID: LA Times
Today I have another response from a public pollster regarding the disclosure of party identification. I have been asking public pollsters that Read More…
The Hotline Asks Pollsters: What Validates a Poll?
This week, the hard working folks at The Hotline, the daily online political news summary published by the National Journal, did a remarkable survey oRead More…
What the USCV Report Doesn’t Say (Part II)
Mea Culpa Update – In Part I of this series I erred in describing an artifact in the data tabulation provided in the report provided by Edison ResearRead More…
Disclosing Party ID: Qunnipiac
Today, another installment in a series of responses from pollsters who do not typically report party identification as a part of their survey releasesRead More…
Disclosing Party ID: ABC News/Washington Post
Taking a momentary pause in the exit poll discussion, MP continues with a series of responses from pollsters who do not typically report party identifRead More…
What the USCV Report Doesn’t Say (Part I)
Mea Culpa (4/14): This post originally argued under heading “3)” below that sampling error alone will create an artifact in the data tabulaRead More…
Disclosing Party ID: Newsweek/PSRA
Continuing with responses from pollsters who do not typically report party identification in online releases to explain that policy. Today we heRead More…