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POLLSTER UPDATE - John H. Thompson Named As Census Director

2013-05-24T16:02:00Z

The President names a new Census director nominee. No one likes the sequester, one of the few things Congress approved recently. And the NRCC discover...

POLLSTER UPDATE - Most Support 'Path To Citizenship'

2013-05-23T17:02:20Z

Another poll finds a positive reaction to the immigration reform proposal, but less intensity among supporters. Americans like the IRS even less. And ...

POLLSTER UPDATE - LA Mayoral Polls Get It Right

2013-05-22T16:47:15Z

Pollsters catch a break in Los Angeles. One national poll shows increasing disapproval of Obama. And Jason Linkins takes on a less-than-unimpeachable ...

POLLSTER UPDATE - Obama's Ratings Remain Unchanged

2013-05-21T16:37:36Z

A new round of national polls is telling a consistent story: Obama's overall ratings remain stable despite rising concerns about the scandal stories g...

POLLSTER UPDATE - Wendy Greuel, LA Mayoral Candidate, Attacks 'Flawed' Poll

2013-05-20T17:46:50Z

Barack Obama had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week, but his job approval ratings remain stable. Pollsters are fighting pollsters in Los Ang...

'Worst Week' For Obama Has Surprising Effect On Polls

2013-05-20T16:52:03Z

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama may have had the "worst week in Washington" -- perhaps even his "worst week ever" -- but so far polls tracking hi...

What Went Wrong? Gallup Shares New Details

2013-05-18T20:38:13Z

BOSTON -- Gallup, the company that has faced intense criticism after its polling consistently understated President Barack Obama's support during the ...

POLLSTER UPDATE - AAPOR Attendees Review The State Of Polling

2013-05-17T17:04:32Z

A who’s-who of pollsters and researchers are gathered in Boston for their annual conference today, and two thirds of Team Pollster are there to brin...

POLLSTER UPDATE - Few Supporters For The IRS

2013-05-16T16:20:41Z

Most Americans don’t like the IRS, most Virginians don’t know anything about their candidates for governor, and AAPOR kicks off in Boston. This is...

POLLSTER UPDATE - British Columbia's Polling Fail

2013-05-15T16:31:54Z

A low turnout election in British Columbia yields the sum of all pollster fears. In New Hampshire, which knows of such meltdowns, Hillary Clinton domi...

POLLSTER UPDATE - Will Second Term Scandals Be 'Game Changers'?

2013-05-14T15:56:14Z

Without fresh survey data, pundits turn to political science and prediction to evaluate the impact of the week's new scandals. On Benghazi, Obama gets...

POLLSTER UPDATE - Another Look At Kelly Ayotte's Approval Ratings

2013-05-13T16:40:56Z

Kelly Ayotte's job rating gets another look. Politico discovers Gallup's review of its methodology. And PPP is asking about "hipsters" by talking to r...

Kristen Soltis: Did The Youth Vote Actually Increase in 2012?

2013-05-10T17:56:00Z

I'd argue it's also not nearly as important as what Republicans plan to do to win over more of those young people who do show up.

POLLSTER UPDATE - Could Pennsylvania Be A 2016 Swing State?

2013-05-10T16:39:10Z

It's a good time to ignore horse race numbers in Virginia, but a fine time to speculate about battleground states in 2016. Eliot visits Elliot, the mo...

Michael P. McDonald: 2012 Election: A Failure to Mobilize the Youth Vote

2013-05-10T16:44:44Z

Among the most dramatic findings reported in the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey is a large decline in turnout rates among young people. Obama's smaller margin of victory in 2012 was thus partially a turnout story.

POLLSTER UPDATE - Census Turnout Data Shows Record Black Turnout

2013-05-09T16:08:52Z

Political data geeks rejoiced over the release of the biennial Census report on voter turnout, a report which shows black turnout exceeding white turn...

Michael P. McDonald: 2012 Turnout: Race, Ethnicity and the Youth Vote

2013-05-08T16:59:54Z

The big news from the Current Population Survey will be that African-American turnout exceeded non-Hispanic white turnout. But I contend that really that happened first in 2008. The more important political story may be the dramatic decline in youth turnout, as it poses a challenge to Democrats and an opportunity for Republicans.

POLLSTER UPDATE - McAuliffe, Cuccinelli Running Close In Virginia

2013-05-08T16:07:48Z

Pollsters missed the South Carolina special election outcome by a mile. So...on to Virginia! And Pew Research confirms that off-year turnout advantage...

POLLSTER UPDATE - South Carolina's 1st District Votes Tonight

2013-05-07T15:22:28Z

For South Carolina's election day, a lesson in comparative politics: In the U.S., politicos either obsess over the latest twitch in automated telephon...

POLLSTER UPDATE - South Carolina Special Election Poll Shows Close Race

2013-05-06T16:27:09Z

A final PPP poll in South Carolina's 1st congressional district shows a near tie, but both the poll and the race have produced more far more speculati...

POLLSTER UPDATE - Markey, Gomez Running Close

2013-05-03T16:12:21Z

We close the week in Massachusetts, where a new PPP automated shows a close race and a student group at Emerson College is getting into automated poll...

POLLSTER UPDATE - South Carolina 'Push Poll' Raises Questions

2013-05-02T16:48:30Z

Today, HuffPollster takes a closer look at some surprising twists in allegations of 'push polling' in the South Carolina congressional race. PPP repor...

POLLSTER UPDATE - Immigration Bill? What Immigration Bill?

2013-05-01T16:12:20Z

Pew Research uses a simple question to reveal considerable public uncertainty about the immigration reform bill. Polls show public support for surveil...

POLLSTER UPDATE - Inattentiveness Tuesday

2013-04-30T16:32:58Z

New national surveys put the inattentiveness of the American public in the spotlight. Two polls show that few are closely following the conflict in Sy...

POLLSTER UPDATE - Turnout: What's New?

2013-04-29T16:46:07Z

AP reports that black turnout was higher than white turnout in 2012...based on a lot of data, none of it new. PPP notes drops the job approval ratings...