The New Yorker: Hurricane Sandy’s Election Read more »
Examining the Effect of the Storm on Polling
In the final days of this intensely close election season, polling has taken on an added layer of uncertainty with millions of people stranded without electricity and without phones in several states. It may seem even silly or ridiculous to those experiencing the worst storm damage in their lives to […] Read more »
Storm Response Earns Obama Praise Amid the Election’s Deadlock Drama
Likely voters of all political stripes give broadly positive ratings to Barack Obama’s response to the devastating storm that smashed the East Coast this week. Whether it makes a difference in the long-deadlocked presidential election is another question. [cont.] Gary Langer, ABC News Read more »
How To Read The Post-Sandy Polls
… Cliff Zukin tells us that the presidential election survey world now needs to be divided: there’s pre-Sandy and post-Sandy. Any polls taken after the storm, and while millions of Americans’ lives remain disrupted, he says, carry with them a very real potential for accuracy problems. “We’re into a really […] Read more »