MP is Hiring
I am hiring to fill an immediate opening for a full-time, entry-level analyst/researcher/assistant to work with me in Washington exclusively on MP.&nbRead 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 Pew Media Study
The Pew Research Center released results a few days ago from its biennial study of American’s media consumption habits (report, printable PDF, toplineRead More…
The NPR Survey and the Race for Control of Congress
Of the many national polls released last week, the most intriguing was the survey released by NPR of likely voters in the 50 competitive congressionaRead More…
Bush Job Approval Update
This week brought a slew of new national surveys, but the trend in the Bush approval rating appears to be essentially flat since mid-June. TRead More…
Even More on Measurement Error
Tuesday’s post on a question wording experiment by Rasmussen Reports yielded some interesting comments and email. Here is a sample. The RasmRead More…
Rasmussen Update: A Lesson in Measurement Error
Although still playing catch-up on the “day job,” I want to highlight something that has appeared without fanfare over the last week on Bush job apprRead More…
Quinnipiac’s Latest Connecticut Poll
It’s been a busy week, with far more interesting topics than I have had time to blog. Let’s start with the Quinnipiac Poll released yesterday Read More…
New Pew Blogger Study
The Pew Internet and American Life project today released a fascinating study on Americans who consider themselves bloggers — that is who say they maRead More…
A Million Visits
Without any fanfare about a week ago, this site quietly surpassed the mark of one million unique visits since October 2004. While the most populRead More…
Lieberman Push Polls?
While public polls have been few and far between in the Connecticut Democratic primary, reports of "push polling" have been bubbling up throRead More…