Crosstabs.org
August 22, 2006
Last week I discovered an interesting new blog devoted to political polling called Crosstabs.org. Actually, Crosstabs.org is something of a blog within a blog, a site nestled within the conservative site RedState.comorg. It combines frequent posts from blogger Gerry Daly...[More...]
New Pew Blogger Study
July 19, 2006
The Pew Internet and American Life project today released a fascinating study on Americans who consider themselves bloggers -- that is who say they maintain "a web log or 'blog' that others can read on the web." A summary is...[More...]
Updates
June 15, 2006
My apologies for the slow rate of posting this week. I had a number of non-blog deadlines all fall within about week's time and they have taken their toll. Among other things, I have not been able to finish my...[More...]
The Netroots Survey at YearlyKos
June 10, 2006
A note for regular readers: I am flying to the YearlyKos Conference in Las Vegas this morning to help present a unique survey later today of the progressive or liberal Netroots that was the brainchild of MyDD blogger Chris Bowers....[More...]
Good News, Bad News & The Blogosphere
May 9, 2006
The last few days have been busy in terms of new national polls released, yet the commentary on those polls in the blogosphere strikes me as typical. Partisans on both sides (though mostly on the liberal side this time) seized...[More...]
Gallup on Blogs 2006
February 10, 2006
Gallup has a new report out today updating data released last year on self-reported blogs readership. Senior Editor Lydia Saad concludes that growth in blog readers over the last year "was somewhere between nil and negative." As Gallup typically makes...[More...]
Update: The MyDD Poll
January 29, 2006
The MyDD survey that we discussed last week is now complete, and the site is rolling out the results over the weekend (here, here and here so far, with a detailed description of the methodology here). To be sure, this...[More...]
The MyDD Poll
January 23, 2006
While we're on the topic of poll questions commissioned by web sites on the blogosphere's left wing, here is a truly innovative development: The blog known as MyDD has decided to go beyond simply placing a few questions on a...[More...]
Gallup on Internet Use
January 9, 2006
Just a quick note for those who interested in polling data on Internet use (which is just about all of us, yes?): Today's Gallup Poll Daily Video Briefing presents a summary of data gathered over the last three years on...[More...]
Hillary, The Blogs & The Base
January 6, 2006
Over the last few weeks, bloggers have debated the appeal of a potential presidential candidacy by Hillary Clinton to the "base" of the Democratic party. Today I want to point out some polling data that are relevant to that debate,...[More...]
MP in POQ
December 23, 2005
Finally (for today) I have a surprise and something of a holiday gift from the editors of Public Opinion Quarterly. As a personal venture, this blog has paid some truly gratifying and utterly unexpected dividends. Topping the list during 2005...[More...]
Self-Aggrandizing Wannabe Update
August 10, 2005
For those that just can't get enough Mystery Pollster, two notes: First, the Hotline Blogometer published its scintillating email "interview" with MP yesterday. A "must read" for those who must know the answers to such questions as, "what is your...[More...]
AAPOR: Day One
May 13, 2005
As promised, I am reporting to you from beautiful Miami Beach at the first day of the annual meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR). Earlier this week, I said I would try to provide highlights on...[More...]
Gallup Poll on Blogs
March 11, 2005
My blogger status compels me to report as a "must read" a new survey on blogging released today by the Gallup Organization. Under the headline "Bloggers Not Yet in the Big Leagues," Gallup's Lydia Saad concludes: Relatively few Americans are...[More...]
In medias res
September 23, 2004
Thank you, Mr. Kaus (and, for that matter, Mr. Reynolds as well). Now that I have your attention, you may be wondering, who am I, and what is this blog about? Starting a political polling blog right now is a...[More...]
