Consumer Confidence Is Up! No, It’s Down! Why the Conflict?
At the end of August, three different polls produced three different assessments of how well the economy is doing, as…
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How NYT Columnist Ross Douthat used ambiguous poll results to create “public opinion” that conforms to his world view.
In July 2020, the Cato Institute, described as a Libertarian think tank, released the results of its own poll focusing…
Report: 2020 national, statewide polls worst in decades. Congressional district polls no better.
“The 2020 polls featured polling error of an unusual magnitude,” according to a just released report by the American Association…
AP’s Post-Election Analysis Shows Its Early Call for Arizona on Election Night Was Mistake
Early this month, the Associated Press (AP) and the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago issued…
Don’t Blame for the Public for the Failure to Pass New Gun Laws
Earlier this month, Gallup’s Frank Newport reviewed public opinion on proposed changes in gun laws. His review of the polls…
Does The Public REALLY Have An Opinion About Afghanistan?
In a recent New York Times op-ed, Mark Hannah, a senior fellow at the Eurasia Group Foundation, presents a case…
What Pew’s Defense of Polling Accuracy Tells Us
In a recent Pew report, “What 2020’s Election Poll Errors Tell Us About the Accuracy of Issue Polling,” the authors…
Are Americans More ‘Pro-Life’ or ‘Pro-Choice’ on Abortion? Question Wording Makes Difference. So Does Timing. (Analysis)
In a recent article in National Review, Ramesh Ponnuru cites Gallup data suggesting that women are more "pro-life" than "pro-choice."…
Is Public Opinion Leaning toward Convicting Trump in Impeachment Trial?
A batch of new polls suggest that more Americans want the U.S. Senate to convict than acquit former President Donald…
Why We Should Be Skeptical of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs Poll
A recent news release by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs (CCGA) announces that “Democrats, Republicans Support Alliances, Disagree on…