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Banning Semi-Automatic Weapons - Why Do Three Polls Report Conflicting Responses?

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Banning Semi-Automatic Weapons - Why Do Three Polls Report Conflicting Responses?

By: David W. Moore

December 26, 2012 08:00 PM EST

Three recent polls show how convoluted the debate can become over what the public thinks about banning semi-automatic weapons. All three polls were conducted in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook School shootings, and all...

New Poll on Same-Sex Marriage Shows Widespread Tolerance

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New Poll on Same-Sex Marriage Shows Widespread Tolerance

By: David W. Moore

December 17, 2012 05:05 PM EST

Several recent polls have shown slight majorities of American adults with favorable views of same-sex marriage. The latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll confirms this trend, but also provides evidence that supports...

Gay Discrimination and The BIMBY (Better In My Back Yard) Phenomenon

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Gay Discrimination and The BIMBY (Better In My Back Yard) Phenomenon

By: David W. Moore

December 15, 2012 07:00 AM EST

A recent Gallup news story reported that while 63% of Americans think discrimination against gays and lesbians is a serious problem in the country as a whole, only 42% believe it is difficult for people in their community to...

Legalizing Marijuana -- What the Polls Say

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Legalizing Marijuana -- What the Polls Say

By: David W. Moore

December 10, 2012 05:00 AM EST

A new poll by Public Policy Polling finds “record support for legalizing marijuana,” with 58% of Americans in favor and 39% opposed. (Kudos to PPP for measuring intensity of opinion. People with strong...

Creating Public Opinion About Susan Rice

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Creating Public Opinion About Susan Rice

By: David W. Moore

December 05, 2012 05:00 AM EST

A recent poll from National Journal, a Washington D.C. "news magazine," finds that a majority of the public would support the confirmation of current U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, as...

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9 1/2 Reasons Why Romney Lost

By: David W. Moore

November 29, 2012 05:00 AM EST

The post-mortem for Romney’s campaign finds many different reasons why he lost. Republican strategist David Frum blames the Republican Party for its extremism and unresponsiveness to the country’s...

9 in 10 Americans can be classified as Racist against Either Blacks or Whites? What the AP Poll on Racial Attitudes really tells Us, Part 2.

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9 in 10 Americans can be classified as Racist against Either Blacks or Whites? What the AP Poll on Racial Attitudes really tells Us, Part 2.

By: David W. Moore

November 18, 2012 08:30 AM EST

Why the Poll Doubters Could Have Been Right - Look at Gallup

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Why the Poll Doubters Could Have Been Right - Look at Gallup

By: David W. Moore

November 08, 2012 12:30 PM EST

In the final days before the election, some major conservative pundits – such as Michael Barone in the Washington Examiner, Dick Morris for Fox News, and Steve Lombardo at the Huffington Post – predicted...

What the AP Poll on Racial Attitudes Really Tells Us, Part 1

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What the AP Poll on Racial Attitudes Really Tells Us, Part 1

By: David W. Moore

November 04, 2012 06:00 AM EST

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...

Lying to Pollsters: Is it Ethical? Is it Desirable? Is it Effective?

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Lying to Pollsters: Is it Ethical? Is it Desirable? Is it Effective?

By: David W. Moore

October 29, 2012 08:35 PM EST

“Is it wrong to lie to a pollster,” a reader recently asked New York Times columnist Chuck Klosterman, who writes under the title, The Ethicist, “if you believe that telling the truth will add momentum to a...

Gallup's Allegedly Skewed Poll Results on U.S. Presidential Election

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Gallup's Allegedly Skewed Poll Results on U.S. Presidential Election

By: David W. Moore

October 17, 2012 03:40 PM EST

The Gallup Poll has come under attack for recent changes in its likely voter model. While they were apparently designed to overcome some of the shortcomings noted by Mark Blumenthal at Huffington Post, the results produced...

Debate Bumps and Polling Fluctuations in October

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Debate Bumps and Polling Fluctuations in October

By: David W. Moore

October 09, 2012 07:00 PM EST

Mitt Romney was a news organization’s dream last week, when he resuscitated a moribund campaign with what many feel was a stellar debate performance. Now we’re all excitedly examining new polls to tell us exactly...

Rasmussen and the Allegedly Skewed Polls

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Rasmussen and the Allegedly Skewed Polls

By: David W. Moore

September 29, 2012 05:00 AM EST

Some Mitt Romney supporters have been arguing recently that most of the polls showing Obama surging in swing states, and even nationally, are wrong, because the polls have too many Democrats in the samples. These...

Polls Show High Distrust of the News Media in General, But More Positive Views of Specific News Organizations

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Polls Show High Distrust of the News Media in General, But More Positive Views of Specific News Organizations

By: David W. Moore

September 25, 2012 11:10 AM EST

Despite skepticism about polls overall, most Americans have confidence in the news sources they use most. A survey by the Gallup Organization this month (Sept. 6-9, 2012) finds a new low in the number of Americans who...

What The 2012 Presidential Election Is All About

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What The 2012 Presidential Election Is All About

By: David W. Moore

September 16, 2012 06:30 AM EST

Pollsters and pundits apparently can't figure out what this election is all about. While “It’s The Economy, Stupid” is so 1992, this year the polls continue to show that “the most important...

The (Riveting) Convention Bounce Discussion

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The (Riveting) Convention Bounce Discussion

By: David W. Moore

September 11, 2012 04:00 PM EST

Where were you when you first learned that Obama got a “bounce” from the Democratic National Convention? Such exciting news will remain with you…oh, you didn’t know he got a...

IMediaEthics PollCheck Highlights Problem with General Questions in Gun Control Polls

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iMediaEthics PollCheck Highlights Problem with General Questions in Gun Control Polls

By: David W. Moore

September 10, 2012 05:00 AM EST

A new iMediaEthics PollCheck survey, designed to check the validity of media polling, finds that when the American public is asked about new specific gun control measures, large majorities express strong support. Such...

IMediaEthics Poll on Gun Control: Methodology Statement & Topline

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iMediaEthics Poll on Gun Control: Methodology Statement & Topline

By: David W. Moore

September 10, 2012 04:45 AM EST

840 adults nationwide were interviewed by SurveyUSA Friday 08/10/12 through Monday 08/13/12. Research, conceptualized and commissioned by iMediaEthics.org, was conducted 100% by telephone, as follows: Adults reachable on a...

'The Disappearing Undecided Voter' -- Or Not!

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'The Disappearing Undecided Voter' -- Or Not!

By: David W. Moore

September 06, 2012 10:40 AM EST

With about nine weeks remaining in the presidential campaign, but…what?...a century or so since it’s been under way, are there any voters out there who haven’t already made up their minds whether they...

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Startling News from a CBS/NYTimes Poll

By: David W. Moore

July 25, 2012 11:30 AM EST

Last week, at the top of the front page of The New York Times, came the startling headline: “Poll Indicates Economic Fears Hurting Obama.”* Who wudda thought? That may be news for anyone who...

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