by David W. Moore on Jun 07, 2016
Bernie Sanders and the Phony General Election Polls Argument
On Monday evening, the night before the series of primaries including the ones in New Jersey and California, the Associated Press...
Media Polls
by Sydney Smith on Jun 20, 2016
UK Express: 12 Million Turks Moving to Britain Poll Flawed Because of Ambiguous Question
The UK Express reported that 12 million Turks would move to Britain if it stayed in the European Union and Turkey joined the...
by David W. Moore on Jun 21, 2016
Gun Control Measures and the Intensity Gap [PollSkeptic News Briefs]
In a recent article in the Washington Post, James Hohmann argues that the failure of the Congress to act on...
by David W. Moore on Jun 28, 2016
Should the Polls Be Blamed for the Surprise Over Brexit? Of course.
The day after Britain voted to leave the European Union -- Brexit -- The New York Times’ Nate Cohn wrote an...
by David W. Moore on Jul 08, 2016
Clinton-Trump Matchup: Conflicting Polls from USA Today and Reuters
On July 5, two different media organizations announced contradictory trends in the presidential election contest between Hillary Clinton and Donald...
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...
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 Sydney Smith on Aug 12, 2016
Behind the Correction from Salt Lake City’s KUTV: Hillary Clinton not 1 Point Ahead of Trump after Convention
"Could Utah vote Democrat for president for first time in 5 decades?" Salt Lake City's KUTV asked in an Aug....
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...