Polling catastrophe for President Obama

By: Neil Stevens (Diary)  |  August 29th at 02:00 PM  | 

I mentioned recently that broader polling pools favor Democrats, so when a big new poll of adults comes out from Gallup that shows Barack Obama to be in trouble, I take notice.

Gallup retreats and I claim victory

By: Neil Stevens (Diary)  |  August 3rd at 12:00 PM  | 

From Unlikely Voter: Some may recall when I questioned the recent Gallup generic ballot results with sharp language. I caught them passing off a poll of adults, with the shift toward the Democrats that usually entails, as a poll of registered voters. It got national media attention. It’s clear to me the message was received, because now in the first release after my criticism, the | Read More »

Gallup caught lying about the generic ballot trend [Updated 6PM ET]

By: Neil Stevens (Diary)  |  July 21st at 06:00 PM  | 

[6PM ET update after 12PM ET original post at the bottom of this post] The Gallup Generic Ballot is a trusted, widely reported resource. I’ve analyzed it extensively, and defended it to others. But yesterday, when I covered the poll’s latest release, Gallup lied. I was lied to, you were lied to, everyone who’s trusted the Gallup name got lied to. How? Gallup is combining | Read More »