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Debate III

October 14, 2004October 1, 2019 Mark Blumenthal10 Comments on Debate III

Here are the links to the post debate survey results. ABC and Gallup once again re-interviewed previously contacted respondents immediately after theRead More…

The Second Debate

October 10, 2004October 1, 2019 Mark Blumenthal23 Comments on The Second Debate

A busy weekend has made me late to the party on the subject of debate reaction. For those who have not seen them, three survey organizations — GalluRead More…

Veep Debate

October 6, 2004October 1, 2019 Mark Blumenthal9 Comments on Veep Debate

A quick take on the post debate polling. Andrew Sullivan (who kindly introduced many of you to this blog – thank you Andrew) gets it basically righRead More…

The Newsweek Poll

October 3, 2004October 1, 2019 Mark Blumenthal8 Comments on The Newsweek Poll

Newsweek Magazine released a survey last night, “the first national telephone poll using a fresh sample” of all registered voters nationally since TRead More…

Democracy Corps on Debates

October 1, 2004October 1, 2019 Mark Blumenthal2 Comments on Democracy Corps on Debates

Just a quick update about another before-and-after debate poll conducted online last night by Knowledge Networks, this one on behalf of Democratic polRead More…

Debates II: Instant Polls

September 30, 2004October 1, 2019 Mark Blumenthal6 Comments on Debates II: Instant Polls

As I mentioned in the last post, past history shows that the media’s coverage of presidential debates typically has more impact on voter preference Read More…

Debates: Focus Groups as Reality TV

September 30, 2004October 1, 2019 Mark Blumenthal1 Comment on Debates: Focus Groups as Reality TV

Ok, so apparently, MSNBC has pulled the plug on its plan to have Republican Pollster Frank Luntz conduct a live focus group on MSNBC among uncertain vRead More…

Can polls tell who won a debate?

September 28, 2004October 1, 2019 Mark Blumenthal

Start with these two posts on how instant polls and focus group aim to evaluate how candidates faired in a debate: Instant post-debate polls
Focus GrRead More…

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