NEP to Release Edison/Mitofsky Report?
This morning, USA Today’s Mark Memmott reports that this week, Edison/Mitofsky, the firm that conducted the National Election Pool (NEP) exit polls, &Read More…
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Junk Polls: People’s Choice Awards
And now for something completely different….
Just for a change of pace, let’s shift from a topic as serious as election reform to something as triviRead More…
On Electoral Reform
This site aims to be about political polling and opinion surveys, not about voting irregularities or election reform. Nonetheless, since the controverRead More…
More on n-Sizes and National Exit Poll Regions
Tonight I want to take up some additional questions readers have asked about the new exit poll data, specifically those about the regional compositioRead More…
Fun With Unweighted Interview Counts
[UPDATE: The original version of this post included a small error that may have added to the confusion on this issue. See my correctRead More…
Koufax Award
An alert and loyal reader (thanks DC) tipped me off to a very gratifying honor for this not quite four-month-old blog: Mystery Pollster has beenRead More…
More Fun with Exit Polls
Salon.com’s Farhad Manjoo has an excellent article, "More Fun With Exit Polls," out today on the continuing controversy that MP has beRead More…
The “Smoking Gun” Part II
Today’s must read for polling junkies is undoubtedly the exchange between Warren Mitofsky and Mickey Kaus (on the "smoking gun" item I bloggRead More…
Those Leaked PDFs
About those newly leaked exit poll numbers. Early this morning, Mickey Kaus linked to my earlier post the recently leaked exit poll documents and declRead More…
More on (Sigh…) Exit Polls
Looks like my New Year’s resolution to change the subject won’t last through my first day back. As those who read the comments on this blog probablyRead More…