… The 2020 elections will feature two parallel polls of voters designed to measure who voted, for whom they cast their ballots and why. And both providers — the National Election Pool and its exit poll, along with The Associated Press’ new VoteCast project — claim they’ve solved many of […] Read more »
Why The Pool Poll Should Give Us Pause
The next time anyone reports the results of a poll or survey, even NPR, remember: A new survey says 51% of the adults in America splash around in swimming pools instead of showering or bathing. … A survey like this sounds compelling, doesn’t it? CONT. Scott Simon, NPR Read more »
Voters across Australia left asking: ‘What’s the deal with the polls?’
Conventional wisdom going into the election was that Labor would win, so Saturday’s result had people scratching their heads about the opinion polls. CONT. Gabrielle Chan, The Guardian Read more »
Buyer Beware: Poll Hub assesses an advocacy poll generating headlines in relation to the 2020 presidential race
On this week’s episode of our podcast, Poll Hub, David M. Drucker, Senior Political Correspondent for The Washington Examiner, recently wrote an article about an advocacy poll and noted the perceived implications for the 2020 presidential contest. Not so fast! While the Poll Hub team applauds Drucker’s transparent reporting of […] Read more »
Joe Biden’s early state polling looks more like those of past winners than losers
Former vice president Joe Biden is enjoying a large lead in national primary polls. Primaries, of course, aren’t all conducted at once, but rather are held in a sequential fashion, with the early contests of Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina being pivotal. Indeed, many national primary polling frontrunners […] Read more »
Should Democrats Worry About The Downsides Of Impeaching Trump?
In the wake of the Mueller report, Democratic leadership in the House has continued to investigate President Trump while downplaying the prospects of impeachment. The Trump White House, meanwhile, has so far stonewalled House requests for information from the executive branch. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently said that “Trump is […] Read more »