NSA Records Polling – Update
I want to continue to discuss the differences in the polls on the NSA records database issue, especially as new surveys are released. We have nRead More…
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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.
Mobile Phone Update
Two important reports were released over the last few days on the growing number of Americans with a mobile phone but no “wired” phone service and thRead More…
Gallup on NSA Phone Records
Another day and yet another poll on the NSA phone records controversy. This one, conducted on Friday and Saturday by USAToday and Gallup (n=809,Read More…
Another Day, A Very Different Result
Well, another day, another — very different — set of poll results on the NSA phone records surveillance issue. On a new survey out today fromRead More…
ABC/WaPo on NSA Phone Records
Did yesterday’s USAToday story on the collection of domestic telephone records by the NSA do President George Bush a backhanded favor? An overniRead More…
Mom’s Pay: Another Non-Random Sample
The Wall Street Journal Online’s Carl Bialik is on the case of another non-random sample survey conducted online. In this week’s Numbers Guy colRead More…
The Latest from CBS/NYT
Another day, another very high profile poll release. Today, it’s the latest from the CBS/New York Times (see NYTimes article, results; CBS articRead More…
Good News, Bad News & The Blogosphere
The last few days have been busy in terms of new national polls released, yet the commentary on those polls in the blogosphere strikes me as typical.Read More…
More on Rasmussen, Immigration & Third Parties
Today, thanks to pollster Scott Rasmussen, we have an update on that hypothetical third-party/immigration question he asked a few weeks ago on oRead More…
Job Approval at Midterm
Earlier in the week, MP posted links to the latest surveys by USAToday/Gallup and CBS News and anticipated an updated trend chart that our friend ChaRead More…