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8/1: Methodology Should be Methodology, whether a Public Poll* or an Academic Survey

August 1, 2013

It’s no secret that academic survey researchers and public pollsters have very different goals for their work. Public pollsters are gathering data to quickly measure the current environment and find out who thinks what.  In contrast, academic researchers ponder why the environment is what it is, and what the implications of their findings are for […]

11/1 Undecided Voters in the 2012 Presidential Election

November 1, 2012

In Presidential elections some people will always vote for the Democrat and some will always vote for the Republican.  But, there’s that group of people in the middle who make up their mind as the campaign moves toward Election Day that often decides who wins.  The exact proportion of undecided voters varies from campaign to […]