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Expect more warped pre-election polls as media supports Obama

By Steve McGough / July 25, 2012 /

You will see more and more of this as we get closer to the fall election. You might as well forget about quality polling for the time being, not that it was all that good anyway. In this case, NBC and the Wall Street Journal figure you don’t care about the sample break-down between Democrats…

Obama approval index now at -21 (lowest so far)

By Steve McGough / December 22, 2009 /

President Obama’s approval index as monitored by Rasmussen Reports is currently at -21. That’s negative 21. The index measures the difference between those who strongly approve, and those who strongly disapprove of the president’s performance.

I’ve been polled: Connecticut governor’s race

By Steve McGough / October 14, 2009 / Comments Off on I’ve been polled: Connecticut governor’s race

If you’re one of those people who wonders who those pollsters are calling, look no further. Somehow, I got on a list and just got off the phone with a nice woman from Issues & Answers Network, Inc. (I think), a marketing research company out of Virginia Beach. The poll was quite specific to Connecticut…

What was Wrong with the Polls in New Hampshire

By Steve McGough / January 10, 2008 / Comments Off on What was Wrong with the Polls in New Hampshire

I’ve been thinking about the polling that was reporting that Obama was winning in New Hampshire – pretty big – and that McCain might be ahead, but Romney was gaining ground. These polls reported during the last 48 hours before the election were off the mark. Michael Medved just posted a pretty good analysis. I…