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Why Did Political Scientists Miss the Midterm Wave?
After a period of post-midterm decompression, it’s time to return to the blogging salt mines. Picking up where I left off in my last post, let me start with a simple question: why did every political science forecast of the … Continue reading
Can We Trust the Gallup Generic Ballot Results?
At this stage in the electoral cycle, the fundamentals that drive the midterm vote – unemployment, real disposable income, attitudes toward Obama – are for the most part fixed, barring a major event. The key question now becomes who will … Continue reading
Is the Public Stupid? When A Chart Is Not Worth A Thousand Words
This item from yesterday’s Washington Post caught my eye as a useful teaching moment. Ezra Klein posted this graph, based on this most recent Washington Post/ABC Poll, under the label “A chart is worth a thousand words”: It’s not clear … Continue reading
