I’ve just gotten off the phone with a pleasant but hapless young man named Nate, whose only crime is that he is trying to
Tag: Public opinion polls
Political poll: Too late at night, too early in the election cycle
A 202 area code on caller ID usually means that I’m not picking up. It’s going to be political—probably a plea for money. But
So, this is how pollsters get their information
They had me at caller ID. The screen said, “Opinionology ,” but it was the location that made me pick up for what was
Polls: Overwhelming public support for President’s fair-share tax plan
Ideology-driven, intransigent, Norquist-pledge-signing, Obama-hating Congressional Republicans might not get it, but kitchen-table Americans do. Public opinion polls released in the past few days indicate
Familiarity breeds affection for government services
Right-wing activists are doing a great job of whipping up anti-government sentiment—mostly based on fear-mongering and misinformation. In fact, however, even the most right-wing