More in Immigration
Gallup’s Frank Newport posted a multi-poll analysis this morning on American’s attitudes toward immigration policy. It is similar to some Read More…
Category: Interpreting Polls
Immigration: Ask Many Questions, Not One
Over the weekend, Mickey Kaus criticized an immigration question asked on a recent Time Magazine poll as having "comically biased wording." Read More…
Newport’s Answer to Kurtz
A belated link: Two weeks ago, the Washington Post’s Howard Kurtz asked (and Mickey Kaus amplified) a question in his blog about "only compRead More…
The AMA Spring Break Survey – Part II
Picking up where we left off yesterday, the AMA’s Spring Break survey has problems other than the disclosure of its methodology. We must also cRead More…
Another “New Low?”
In his Washington Post “Media Notes” blog, Howard Kurtz raises an important question about the coverage of the polls showing “new lows” for George BuRead More…
Gallup & The Samplemiser
The latest poll release from Gallup includes what appears to be a new approach for reporting their data on the job approval rating of President GeorgeRead More…
Compared to What?
And then there were nine. With the latest survey out last night from Gallup/CNN/USAToday, we now have nine national surveys released this monthRead More…
When is a Poll Really a Poll?
Reader PW emailed yesterday with a question about a poll that appeared on Tuesday in the blogosphere. "Is there anything you can quickly glRead More…
Battleground States
Perhaps because I spend more time writing a blog these days and less time reading them, but I have seen very little attention given to this fact: In Read More…
Incumbent Rule: A Caution and a Plea
As many of you may have discovered the “incumbent rule” (and this site) through yesterday’s post on Ohio, I want to add one important point: But be cRead More…