In (some) defense of Doug Schoen

By: Chris Wilson (Diary)  |  November 1st at 11:50 AM  | 

For those who missed it last week, Doug Schoen released a fascinating poll consisting of in-person interviews of n=200 Occupy Wall Street protesters.  The topline report can be found here and is worth reading in its entirety.  It provides a glimpse into some of the real lunatic fringe elements that are part of (but not the whole of) the Occupy Wall Street protests. That “part | Read More »

Iowa Caucuses: It’s Still Anyone’s Ballgame

By: Chris Wilson (Diary)  |  June 28th at 10:33 AM  | 

While Michele Bachmann got all the headlines, the real news from the most recent Des Moines Register survey is that there is still room for additional candidates to join the race. The survey, conducted June 19-22 interviewed 400 likely GOP caucus goers on their preferences for Republican candidates for President. Michele Bachmann deserved the headlines she received.  She is statistically tied with Mitt Romney (Romney | Read More »

Tea Party Beats the Average in Competitive Races.

By: Chris Wilson (Diary)  |  November 10th at 02:13 PM  | 

In the wake of last Tuesday’s election there has been much debate on the effect that the Tea Party label had on candidates for office. Last week, MSNBC’s First Read came out with an analysis of Tea Party candidates showing they only managed to win 32% of their races. Unfortunately, the approach taken by MSNBC, by looking at all races without regard to the competitiveness of | Read More »