by David W. Moore on Jul 17, 2018
What the Generic Ballot Does – and Doesn’t – Tell Us About the 2018 Midterm Elections
It seems that all political eyes these days are focused on the generic ballot, which should provide the inquiring –...
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by David W. Moore on Jun 27, 2018
That AP/NORC Poll: Do Americans really mean “no” to a Trump self-pardon? Maybe, maybe not.
An AP/NORC poll, conducted June 13-18, and reported last week, presents pretty convincing numbers that Americans in principle believe that...
by David W. Moore on Jun 08, 2018
Mueller Investigation, crimes & American public? Problems with fuzzy poll question wording
A recent Navigator Research poll finds that most Americans don’t know that the Mueller investigation has uncovered crimes. Robert Mueller and...
by David W. Moore on May 23, 2018
Will new AP poll guidelines fix faulty poll problem?
There’s a buzz over at the Associated Press, which has just updated its AP Stylebook with a new chapter on...
by David W. Moore on May 11, 2018
CBS News Poll on the Mueller Investigation: The Public’s crazy answers
A new CBS News poll on the Robert Mueller investigation illustrates why many people feel polls can’t be trusted to reflect...
by David W. Moore on Apr 18, 2018
How Racist Are We Americans? What an AP Poll Suggests
In a recent article, former Fox and current CNN commentator, Sally Kohn, argues that everyone is implicitly biased.* As she...
by David W. Moore , Sydney Smith on Feb 28, 2018
Trump touts high approval in Rasmussen polls, asks why media doesn’t cover. We look at why.
President Donald Trump tweeted earlier this month that his approval rating is at 49%, lamenting "why does the media refuse...
by David W. Moore on Jan 22, 2018
10th Annual Top Ten Dubious Polling Awards
Editor’s note: Every January, iMediaEthics’ polling director David W. Moore assembles the top ten “Dubious Polling Awards” for iMediaEthics. The tongue-in-cheek awards...
by David W. Moore on Dec 16, 2017
What the CBS News Poll on the GOP Tax Plan Tells Us About Polling
A CBS News telephone poll, conducted Dec. 3-5, reveals (perhaps unintentionally) the shallow basis of today’s public policy polling. One...
by David W. Moore on Dec 05, 2017
How Gallup Found Conflicting Poll Results on Gun Control Laws
In November, Gallup reported that just a bare majority of Americans would rather the government approve new gun laws instead of only...