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Polling for Dummies

By Dave in EH / November 2, 2010 /

Over the last couple months, there has been a great many poll numbers flying about, with this candidate up and that candidate down or vice versa.  Now, without getting into the actual mathematical and statistical details, these polls, contrary to popular belief, do not give you a precise answer.  They may not even give you an accurate…

Rasmussen vs. Quinnipiac – Blumenthal vs. McMahon

By Steve McGough / May 27, 2010 /

Hold on here a second. Will someone in the media please take a look at the polling methodology between the Quinnipiac and Rasmussen polls concerning the US Senate race in Connecticut? Why are the results so different?

McMahon closing fast … aide says it all depends on turnout now

By Jim Vicevich / November 1, 2010 /

There you go. It depends on the little “mobsters”. Can’t say I am surprised. The latest Rasmussen poll demonstrates a dramatic turnaround for Republican Senate Candidate Linda McMahon especially with independents. Details below the fold.

Barak Obama, the Titanic edition

By Dave in EH / April 14, 2010 /

Things are looking mighty bad for President Barak Obama. His signature issue of health-care reform?  Sinking…

Sinking: The Blumenthal slide continues

By Jim Vicevich / September 27, 2010 /

Rasmussen’s latest poll on the Connecticut Senate race gives us the “Tale of the Tape”. Linda McMahon continues to close the gap on the “golden boy”. More telling for crown prince Blumenthal, the leaners are breaking for McMahon. Momentum!

Poll – 55% want health care legislation repealed

By Steve McGough / March 25, 2010 /

Not just fix it, but repeal it. More than half of Americans don’t like the legislation or the way it was forced through Congress. You’ll see plenty of video online with free-loaders thinking it’s Christmas, where all they will need to do is pay their co-pay and everything will be OK.

Obama’s approval index back to pre-SOTU levels

By Steve McGough / February 8, 2010 / Comments Off on Obama’s approval index back to pre-SOTU levels

Two days ago John Hinderacker over at Power Line Blog noted President Obama’s approval ratings were back to the pre-State of the Union levels. After the Scott Brown-induced speech, Obama is back to an approval index of -15 in the most recent Rasmussen poll.

Palin could be next national conservative leader

By Steve McGough / November 7, 2008 /

I have no idea who will step up as the leader of conservatives during the next two years. Quite honestly, I’m not sure if anyone will step up as a national leader for conservatives. But we do need a leader. Could it be Gov. Palin? One thing seems for certain, if we held a national…

44% strongly disapprove of Obama’s performace – same as Bush at worst time

By Steve McGough / March 19, 2010 /

Rasmussen Reports has President Obama’s approval index rating at -21 today, which is a tie for his worst, but more notably, 44 percent strongly disapprove of how the president is performing in his role. That’s the same as George W. Bush during his last month in office.

Connecticut voters to Dodd: No we still don’t like you

By Jim Vicevich / September 11, 2009 /

The H/T goes to Sound off Connecticut regular Jim Geraghty over at National Review, but the credit all goes to the Senior Senator. Rasmassusen reports he still trails Rob Simmons badly. Heck, he trails everyone badly. Quote of the day. Typically, when an incumbent polls below 50%, they are considered potentially vulnerable. Dodd certainly falls…