This week, Pew Research Center released an analysis of national pollsters and the methods they have used since 2000. I knew this project was in progress because I had confirmed their information for PRRI in my former role as director of research, and I am very happy to see these results released.
There’s nothing surprising here to those of us in the field; I knew from working on poll aggregation that poll proliferation and the proliferation of dubious methods was a huge problem. The great thing the Pew report does is put it all into stark relief with one key chart. CONTINUED
Natalie Jackson, Herding Cats & Polls
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