by David W. Moore on Feb 20, 2017
HuffPollster’s Ironic Criticism of PPP’s “Bowling Green Massacre” Poll
Earlier this month, Public Policy Polling issued a poll news release, which claimed that more than half of President Trump’s...
Polling Columns
by David W. Moore on Feb 09, 2017
Those 8 Polls on the Muslim Ban: Why Non-Opinion Matters
On Tuesday, Huffpollster listed the eight major media polls that have attempted to measure the public’s reaction to President Donald...
by David W. Moore on Nov 30, 2016
Poll Discrepancies as Justification for Vote Recount
Part of Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein’s justification for a vote recount in Pennsylvania is the “discontinuity between pre-election...
by David W. Moore on Nov 16, 2016
Why the Exit Polls Sow Doubt About the Vote Count
By now, only a first-time visitor to planet Earth might wonder why everyone is angry with pollsters. Prior to the...
by David W. Moore on Oct 31, 2016
First Gallup, Then Pew – Afraid of Testing Their Polls Against the Election?
Earlier this month, the Pew Research Center announced that in October and November leading up to the election, “the Center...
by David W. Moore on Sep 26, 2016
Low trust in the Media? Not so fast!
A Gallup poll story earlier this month had the headline, “Americans’ Trust in Mass Media Sinks to New Low.” The...
by David W. Moore on Sep 25, 2016
No. The presidential race is not a dead heat.
On Sunday, the day before the first debate between the two major candidates, the Washington Post announced the latest findings...
by David W. Moore on Aug 29, 2016
Does the Public Really Support Laws Requiring a Photo ID to Vote?
Two recent polls, by Gallup and Rasmussen, report that a large majority of Americans support laws requiring a photo ID...
by David W. Moore on Aug 02, 2016
Five Things To Do When Polls Conflict
Recently, Stuart Rothenberg, a longtime political analyst and columnist, had some advice for readers when they see conflicting pre-election poll...
by David W. Moore on Jul 11, 2016
The Misleading ABC/Washington Post Poll on Hillary Clinton’s Emails [PollSkeptic News Briefs]
According to the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, a majority of Americans disapprove of the FBI’s recommendation not to charge...