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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.
Fooled Again?
MP received email from several readers over the last few days asking about a rumor that the television networks had decided to abandon exit polls for Read More…
Et tu, Gallup?
Two new surveys suggest the slow but steady decline in the Bush job rating continues. The 34% job approval rating on the USA Today/Gallup poll Read More…
Rasmussen Adopts Dynamic Party Weighting
As promised here on MP, pollster Scott Rasmussen yesterday announced a new party weighting procedure for his automated tracking survey:Beginning todayRead More…
An “Immigration-Enforcement” Third Party?
Yesterday, our friend Mickey Kaus highlighted a question from a recent Rasmussen automated survey worth examining a bit more closely. The questiRead More…
An Online Poll on an Online Activity
One of the gratifying things about writing this blog is the collective power of Mystery Pollster readers. Last week, I emailed some questions tRead More…
MP on WTWP
Short notice, I know, by yours truly will be a guest on Washington Post Radio this afternoon at about 2:30, along with Post pollsters Richard Morin anRead More…
CNN & ORC: The Real “Breaking News?”
Thanks to the loyal reader who alerted MP to this just released poll (story, full results) by CNN which puts the Bush job approval rating at yet anothRead More…
The Question That Answers Itself
A few weeks ago, our friend Mickey Kaus described a question asked on a recent Time Magazine poll as having "comically biased wording." Read More…
Salience of Immigration Rising
Gallup brings us the polling story of the day with a report of a “significant” increase in the percentage of Americans who consider immigration and gRead More…