What early polling can – and can’t – tell us about 2013′s key US elections |...
In races like the New York mayoral election, most candidates' lack of name recognition makes early polling highly unreliablePolls taken early in the election season are a most interesting phenomenon....
View ArticlePick your pollster and take your choice in Virginia’s gubernatorial election...
Two polls both show Democrat Terry McAuliffe in a narrow lead over Republican Ken Cuccinelli, but one calls it 'a tie'. How so?When you think of political polls, the first thing that probably comes to...
View ArticleWhy the ‘daring’ Virginia redistricting plan may not be such a bad thing
Republicans played a dirty game, but the result is likely a Virginia Senate that better emulates statewide voting patternsRepublicans in the Virginia State Senate passed a daring redistricting plan on...
View ArticlePolls at this point in the Virginia governor’s race tell us very little |...
Virginia's governor race is being billed as a test case for 2016, but you can't read much into polling data this earlyVirginia's 2013 gubernatorial election may not have particularly appealing...
View ArticleSame-sex marriage could take decades to be legal in every state | Harry J Enten
Unless the federal government or supreme court act, southern states will most likely oppose gay marriage for the foreseeable futureThe gay marriage movement is racing forward faster than ever, and with...
View ArticleA 2012 Senate Parallel in the 2013 Virginia Governor’s Race
The 2013 race for Virginia Governor is already shaping up as one for the ages. Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is (by almost any measure) the most conservative nominee for Virginia Governor in...
View ArticleWhere are the Polls?: Virginia’s 2013 Race for Governor
Today marks a very strange anniversary. It has been exactly one month since any poll has been released in the Virginia Governor’s race. The last poll in this race, conducted by Rasmussen from June...
View Article‘Cuch’ wins barbecue test in Virginia, but ‘T-Mac’ leads gubernatorial race |...
Virginians find the Republican Cuccinelli likeable – but for his conservatism. On the issues, they prefer the Democrat McAuliffeBefore Eliot Spitzer and Anthony Weiner in New York City, the clown show...
View Article‘Cuch’ wins barbecue test in Virginia, but ‘T-Mac’ leads gubernatorial race |...
Virginians find the Republican Cuccinelli likeable – but for his conservatism. On the issues, they prefer the Democrat McAuliffeBefore Eliot Spitzer and Anthony Weiner in New York City, the clown show...
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