Labor Day is the traditional start of the fall campaigns, but in this anything-but-traditional race it’s worth noting some fascinating developments in the general election contest already. With 70 days left, here are seven key points to understand this election: CONT. Matthew J. Dowd, Wall Street Journal Read more »
Future of Times-CBS News poll is up in the air
The future of The New York Times–CBS News poll, one of America’s oldest and most influential public opinion polls, is up in the air. At issue is the departure, after the 2016 election, of the Times’ remaining veteran pollsters who worked with CBS. CONT. Joe Pompeo, Politico Read more »
Inside Facebook’s (Totally Insane, Unintentionally Gigantic, Hyperpartisan) Political-Media Machine
… Facebook, in the years leading up to this election, hasn’t just become nearly ubiquitous among American internet users; it has centralized online news consumption in an unprecedented way. According to the company, its site is used by more than 200 million people in the United States each month, out […] Read more »
How Does the Media Choose Which Election Polls to Cover?
This being election season in the United States, we are absolutely inundated with polling data, with everyone from Gallup to Rasmussen to FiveThirtyEight providing daily (or even more frequent) updates on the state of the Hillary Clinton-Donald Trump horse race. But not all polls are created equal, it seems: News […] Read more »
How the 2016 Presidential Race Defies all the Rules and Remains Competitive
Until about a year ago when I told people what I do for a living, I got one of two responses – a blank stare or a prediction about the 2016 election. Now, I usually just get a three letter response and I’m pretty sure they don’t stand for “Wow, […] Read more »
Americans Increasingly Turn to Specific Sources for News
As the ways people consume news grow more complex, Americans are becoming less likely to view their news sources in terms of how they get news — radio, television, print or internet — and more in terms of who specifically provides it. CONT. Jim Norman, Gallup Read more »