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The Latest from CBS/NYT

May 10, 2006October 1, 2019 Mark Blumenthal1 Comment on 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

May 9, 2006November 13, 2019 Mark Blumenthal10 Comments on 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

May 8, 2006October 1, 2019 Mark Blumenthal8 Comments on 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

May 5, 2006November 13, 2019 Mark Blumenthal5 Comments on 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…

Trackback SPAM

May 4, 2006October 1, 2019 Mark Blumenthal

Unfortunately, a "housekeeping" item chewed up my blogging time today.  I discovered this morning that MysteryPollster has been receiviRead More…

Fooled Again?

May 2, 2006October 1, 2019 Mark Blumenthal28 Comments on 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?

May 2, 2006November 13, 2019 Mark Blumenthal2 Comments on 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

May 1, 2006October 1, 2019 Mark Blumenthal1 Comment on 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?

April 28, 2006October 1, 2019 Mark Blumenthal6 Comments on 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

April 26, 2006November 13, 2019 Mark Blumenthal6 Comments on 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…

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