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On a beautiful autumn day in NYC, I voted
I’ve never been a patient person. I don’t like lines and avoid them unless unavoidable. Today, though, as I walked up Columbus Avenue to the new wing of The American Museum of Natural History for the first day of early … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Government, Kamala, political campaigns, Politics, The Facts of Life, voting and voting rights
Tagged American Museum of Natural History, aphasia, early voting NYC, Kamala Harris, polling, pollsters, Sad Dads, The National, The New Yorker
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Let’s talk about polling
There’s an excellent essay in the February 2022 Harper’s that delves deeply and with exquisite humor into the history and subject of polling. “Sample Truths,” written by Harper’s editor, Christopher Beha, discusses political and opinion polling. This is important to … Continue reading
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Tagged "Seeing Like A State", Christopher Beha, Gallup, Harper's, James C Scott, Monmouth polls, Monmouth University Polling Institute, Newark Star-Ledger, opinion polling, Patrick Murray, Pew Research Center, polling
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State polls tightening? The cockeyed optimist’s explanation
Yes, the state polls are tightening. Here’s my theory why: When the pollsters call, the voters who are picking up the phone are Republicans. Because the Democratic voters are out — at the polls, voting.
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Tagged polling, state polls
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