Polling
Buyer's Remorse: Donald Trump's Approval Numbers Are Falling Off a Cliff in Record Time
Donald Trump is not the man he used to be. As his flamboyant presidency rolls into its third month, the orange one's polling numbers are declining as fast as his lies are mounting -- which is to say very, very fast indeed. Reported the Huffington Post today: President Donald ...read more
Paul Ryan Worse Than Dan Quayle in Veep Poll
The Daily Banter Headline Grab (via the USA Today): Americans don't believe GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney hit a home run with his choice of Paul Ryan as a running mate, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, with more of the public giving him lower marks than high ones. ...read more
Tightening!
Obama now leads by 10 in Gallup's most McCain-friendly measure of the likely voters this election. McCain's got us right where he wants us. ...read more
Zogby + Drudge: Match Made In Heaven
Seriously, why would anyone take either of those "news" sources seriously? >> That Zogby Poll >> John Zogby >> Drudge, Lowry revived falsehood that Obama didn't vote to condemn MoveOn Petraeus ad >> Drudge highlighted Financial Times quote echoing false rumor about Obama's ...read more
Polling, Shmolling
In all this hubub about polling recently, I am reminded of this story from October of 2004 President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are deadlocked among likely voters in Hawai'i, a surprising boost for the Republican president in a state that many Democrats had considered safe for ...read more
That Zogby Poll
You would think some people slept through the last year the way they're reacting to the just released Zogby poll showing a 5% "lead" for McCain. Let's go go the tape: Georgia Primary Zogby: 48% Obama 28% ClintonReality: 66% Obama 31% Clinton New Jersey Primary Zogby: 43% ...read more