Exit pollsters do their work in a few short days, but the information they glean dominates the political conversation for years. … But now, as more voters cast ballots early or by mail and polling those voters becomes more costly and potentially less reliable, the exit polls are getting more […] Read more »
This is not the answer on reporting polls, but there is one
In a piece that posted today, the respected Columbia Journalism Review argued, according to the headline: “Why political journalists shouldn’t report on internal polling.” This is obviously wrong. But the piece, written by freelancer Steve Friess, makes some excellent points without exactly reaching the conclusion contained in the headline. With […] Read more »
Why political journalists shouldn’t report on internal polling
… Internal polling is “being reported more often because it’s really easy journalism,” said Thomas Patterson, Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press at the Shorenstein Center at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. “In this environment when people are trying to crank out a lot of stuff, sometimes they do […] Read more »
Drama and Comedy in the Race for the White House
In their first prime-time debate last night, ten candidates for next year’s Republican presidential nomination were pummeled with challenging questions. One columnist called it less a debate than an interrogation. The result was both entertainment and substance, displaying agreement on some familiar issues but revealing divisions on others. CONT. To […] Read more »
Donald Trump Won’t Win A War Against Fox News
Donald Trump is a master at playing off the public’s distrust for the news media, portraying every negative story as a needless distraction from his quest to “Make America Great Again.” You’d think this strategy would become tiresome, but there’s a market for it, especially among Republicans, who are more […] Read more »
Trump aide accuses Fox News and adviser of orchestrating a ‘setup’ against candidate
Last time Michael Cohen made headlines, he didn’t help his boss, real-estate mogul and 2016 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. … Now Cohen is going provocative again. After Fox News moderators at a GOP debate in Cleveland visited LeBron James-style accountability on Trump, Cohen apparently felt powerless. So he tweeted: A […] Read more »