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Connecticut Epilogue

August 9, 2006November 13, 2019 Mark Blumenthal14 Comments on Connecticut Epilogue

The nearly final 3.6% margin by which Ned Lamont defeated Joe Lieberman in yesterday’s Connecticut Senate Primary (with 98% of precincts counted, LamRead More…

A Lesson Learned the Hard Way

August 8, 2006October 1, 2019 Mark Blumenthal10 Comments on A Lesson Learned the Hard Way

For those waiting on the results of the today’s Connecticut primary, here is a cautionary tale about the limits of polling in a primary election.&nbspRead More…

Quinnipiac’s Latest Connecticut Poll

July 21, 2006October 1, 2019 Mark Blumenthal2 Comments on Quinnipiac’s Latest Connecticut Poll

It’s been a busy week, with far more interesting topics than I have had time to blog.  Let’s start with the Quinnipiac Poll released yesterday Read More…

Link Roundup

March 27, 2006October 1, 2019 Mark Blumenthal1 Comment on Link Roundup

Here is a round-up of some quick links on an otherwise busy day:
Prof. Franklin unpacks more analysis on why the Bush job rating seems to indicate weeRead More…

New Polls, Old Arguments

March 14, 2006October 1, 2019 Mark Blumenthal35 Comments on New Polls, Old Arguments

New polls are out this morning from both CBS (story, results) and CNN/USAToday/Gallup (CNN story & results, USAToday story) that show continuing lRead More…

Lessons: Likely Voter Models & Bias

November 12, 2004October 1, 2019 Mark Blumenthal7 Comments on Lessons: Likely Voter Models & Bias

On Wednesday morning after the election, still a bit groggy, I cobbled together a quick table of the final surveys released by the major national polRead More…

Allocating Undecideds

November 2, 2004October 1, 2019 Mark Blumenthal9 Comments on Allocating Undecideds

I started to do something this evening I haven’t had a chance to do in several days, which is to simply browse other blogs and ponder where things staRead More…

Ohio: Back to the Future

November 1, 2004October 1, 2019 Mark Blumenthal9 Comments on Ohio: Back to the Future

There is one poll I have been dying to write about since I started this blog. It has a surprisingly strong track record and, as luck would have it, hRead More…

Likely Voters VIII: Users Guide to Everybody Else

November 1, 2004October 1, 2019 Mark Blumenthal10 Comments on Likely Voters VIII: Users Guide to Everybody Else

And finally:  The final post in my "epic" series on likely voter models.  The link to the jump page will take you to descriptions Read More…

Likely Voters VII: CBS/NYT

October 29, 2004October 1, 2019 Mark Blumenthal6 Comments on Likely Voters VII: CBS/NYT

Virtually all of the national surveys use some form of cut-off procedure to define likely voters. Respondents are either classified as likely or unliRead More…

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