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Editors' Note: This is Part 1 of a 2-part analysis by David Moore of the Associated Press Poll on racial attitudes, conducted by researchers from Standford University, the University of Michigan, and NORC at the... |
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As described in an earlier report on this website, a new iMediaEthics poll found about 7 in 10 Americans tolerant of gay marriage – that is, they would not be upset if most or all states recognized such... |
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In a recent appearance on PBS’ The News Hour, David Brooks predicted that the election campaign this year would be “more volatile than the last couple presidential elections.” The implication is that many... |
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Selecting which facts to present in news stories is mostly a matter of judgment. Some alleged news organizations intentionally present biased information, while other news outlets claim to strive for objectivity.
The... |
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All over the news this week are the amazing results of a Gallup tracking poll, which shows Rick Santorum leading Mitt Romney among Republicans nationally by 10 points!
Even after winning Iowa (in a delayed count),... |
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O.K. No teasing. Just the facts. The answer is: Yes! Kind of. Somewhere around nine out of ten New Yorkers actually (probably) agree on something.
What could that be, you say? According to a poll cited by the... |
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With the Iowa Caucuses only days away, and close to three-quarters of potential voters reportedly undecided as to whom they will support, The New York Times recently enlisted some respected academics to engage in serious... |
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It’s getting to be crunch time in Iowa, and suddenly there is dearth of major media pollsters reporting the preferences of potential Iowa Caucus voters. Maybe that will change between now and January 3rd, when Iowa... |
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Since the middle of November, national polls of Republicans have shown Newt Gingrich the new frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination, with Gingrich now substantially ahead of Mitt Romney. But these polls are highly... |
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About two weeks ago, I warned readers on this website not to be fooled into thinking that Herman Cain was a GOP frontrunner.
Since then, several national polls of Republican voters have shown Cain leading all the other... |
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We have a new phantom frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination: former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain. He’s not the frontrunner exactly, but as the New York Times reports, Mitt Romney and Cain are... |
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Of all the reactions to this website’s realistic bike lane poll in New York City, the one that most caught my attention was from the New York City website Gothamist: “If most surveys…are going to produce... |
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| John Boehner and Barack Obama (Credit: POLITICO, screenshot)
As the world waits to see what Congress and the President will do about the debt limit, pollsters have been furnishing us with almost daily updates as to how... |
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Michele Bachmann recently announced she is running for the Republican presidential nomination. (Credit: YouTube, PBS News Hour, screenshot)
In recent days, Minnesota Congressional Representative Michele Bachmann... |
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| Petaluma360 posted this video on YouTube of a Town Hall meeting (Screenshot). The caption: "Emotional responses during health care reform meeting in Petaluma Monday August 31, 2009."
You might assume that by now, the... |
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| See above part of USA Today's story on USA Today/Gallup's poll on the war in Afghanistan. (Credit: USA Today, screenshot detail)
In the aftermath last month of the killing of Osama bin Laden, many... |
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| President Obama announced on CBS' "60 Minutes" that he wouldn't be releasing photos of Osama bin Laden's corpse. Polls before and after that announcement suggest the president's opinion led to a total reversal... |
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Is Donald Trump a viable presidential candidate? (Credit: Gothamist, screenshot detail)
Look at the recent poll results showing Donald Trump as a leading candidate for president. Does anyone seriously believe... |
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10 MINUTES ON GRAND STREET: One third of the bike riders observed on Grand Street, Soho, New York City within 10 minutes violated the one-way street signage and rode the wrong way. Numerous arrows that point the safe... |
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| (Credit: Gallup's website, screenshot detail)
A recent Gallup report came with this headline: “Americans’ Message to States: Cut, Don’t Tax and Borrow.” Upon closer examination, however, Gallup's... |
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Screenshot from Fox News report on conflicting views in Egypt (Credit: FOX News)
One of the key questions in assessing the likelihood of public support for democracy is the willingness of people to tolerate religious... |
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According to a recent Pew Global Attitudes Project article, a Pew poll of Muslims in Egypt last year found that about six in ten believe democracy is “preferable to any other kind of government.” However, a... |
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| Is Glenn Beck one of the "most admired" living men? (Credit: FreedomsLighthouse, YouTube)
Once again Gallup has announced its annual “most admired” list of living people, based on a poll of American... |
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| ABC News reported on the public's decreasing support for the Afghan War. (Credit: ABC News, screenshot detail)
According to the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, six of ten Americans now say the war in Afghanistan... |
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| See above a screenshot from CBS News' recent poll on the extension of Bush-era tax cuts. (Credit: CBS News)
The polling consensus these days is that most Americans support extending the Bush-era tax cuts just for the middle... |
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Is Marriage a thing of the past? (Credit: George Eastman House)
According to the Time-sponsored poll by the Pew Research Center, about 40% of Americans now say “the present institution of marriage is becoming... |
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| A news ticker on the TSA homepage promotes a recent poll that finds "Most OK with TSA full-body scanners." (Credit: TSA)
The major media polls, once again, are performing a public disservice by their claims that most... |
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Pew's Michael Dimock, pictured above, explained in a CNN interview Pew's poll reporting a lack of trust in the government. (Credit: Metacafe)
Pollsters have been asking a rather fuzzy question about... |
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| Nate Silver, pictured above in a screenshot detail from a YouTube video, recently called the accuracy of media polling averages "uncanny." (Credit: YouTube)
Is the accuracy of news media polling averages... |
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| Pollsters have been reporting that the public are most concerned about the economy. Are they asking the right questions? (Illustration Credit: London Shearer Allen)
Well, the economy must be the priority because... |
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| See the above screenshot detail from an Associated Press video about the tax cut debate. (Credit: YouTube, AP)
Based on its most recent poll of the American public, the Associated Press just announced that... |
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A screenshot of a CBS News report posted on YouTube, shows that recent polls have been framed to question if America is growing Islamophobic. (Credit: YouTube, CBSNews)
“Ground Zero”... |
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| This detail of a screenshot from a CNN interview on YouTube shows the results of Pew's most recent poll on Obama's religion. (Credit: YouTube, CNN)
In recent days, there has been a flurry of news stories commenting on recent... |
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| Do Americans approve or disapprove of Pres. Obama's job performance? Depends on which poll you check....(Credit: Photo composite by London Shearer Allen)
To approve or not to approve of “the way Barack Obama is... |
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| Screen shot from recent poll on Pew web site that veteran pollster David Moore found in error...and Pew refused to correct with transparency.
The Pew Research Center is clearly among this country’s most prestigious... |
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| David Moore's latest poll skeptics column discusses the media poll "science" that declares voters have an anti-incumbent sentiment.
Are Americans anti-incumbent this year? In the famous words of an infamous resident... |
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Pollsters around the country are asking if voters are for or against the new Arizona immigration law. Problem is, a lot of people don't actually know that much about the law.
Virtually every legitimate- or junk-poll... |
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| ARE TEA PARTY SUPPORTERS WEALTHIER? Tea Party
protesters fill the National Mall on September 12, 2009.
(Credit: NYyankees51 , Wikipedia Commons)
Polls and commentary about the Tea Party movement and its supporters,... |
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| Detail of screen shot from Washington Post's David Broder's April 1st column
When I read David Broder’s recent column, dated April 1, I thought for sure it was an April Fool’s joke. He was lamenting the... |
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| In addition to the Annual "Dubious Polling" Awards, veteran pollsters Bishop & Moore will now be writing the "PollSkeptics Report" column twice-a-month.
Each of us has been involved in the polling... |
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The Sunday before the election, the Director of Pew Research, Andrew Kohut, admitted on NPR's "All Things Considered" what we pollsters have known all along, but have been able to keep out of the general... |
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| Special to StinkyJournalism.org
Still wonder what-the-heck those squiggly lines are at the bottom of your CNN screen during the Presidential debates?
David W. Moore, the author of "The Opinion Makers: An Insiders Exposes... |
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