Corrections!: An AMA Spring Break Update
We have had some new developments over the last few days regarding the online Spring Break study conducted earlier this year by the American Medical ARead 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.
Words Worth Remembering
One of the great rewards of writing this blog is the incredible diversity of its readers — everyone from ordinary political junkies to the some of thRead More…
Rasmussen Update
Scott Rasmussen launched a new look for his Rasmussen Reports web page last week, so I thought it might be a good time to update the chart that compaRead More…
MP on NSA Polls on CBS Public Eye
Today I accepted an invitation to contribute to the "Outside Voices" feature on the CBS News blog "Public Eye." My post — aRead More…
Generic Ballot: What Does it Measure?
Several readers have asked for my opinion on the so-called “generic vote” or “generic ballot” asked on national surveys to gauge Congressional vote pRead More…
SurveyDNA
Here is another interesting piece of news announced during the AAPOR conference: Automated pollster SurveyUSA plans to introduce a new serRead More…
NPR on AAPOR
I am back today from four days at the annual conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR). Given the various "Read More…
That Immigration Speech Instant Reaction Poll
dHere is a less than instant reaction to an instant-reaction survey fielded Monday night following the immigration address by President George Bush.&Read More…
AAPOR
As noted in an earlier post, I am in Montreal, Canada tonight on the eve of the annual conference of the American Association for Public Opinion ReseaRead More…
Post/ABC on NSA Records – Part II
As expected, Washington Post and ABC News continued conducting interviews over the weekend and released complete results Tuesday afternoon. TheRead More…