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How do you rate a dead politician? The most screwed-up political survey I’ve ever taken

June 2, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2014 Election, Demographics/Polls, Humor, Missouri region Leave a comment

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

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Political poll: Too late at night, too early in the election cycle

April 7, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik Demographics/Polls, Missouri region, Politics, States, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

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

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So, this is how pollsters get their information

July 11, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Campaigns, Missouri region, Politics, Voting/Elections 3 comments

They had me at caller ID. The screen said, “Opinionology ,” but it was the location that made me pick up for what was

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Polls: Overwhelming public support for President’s fair-share tax plan

September 19, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Congress, Economy, Obama, Taxes One comment

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

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Familiarity breeds affection for government services

April 9, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Good government, Government Leave a comment

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

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