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It’s the polling story my college roommates and I have retold for, dare I say it, decades. Interviewers for the student newspaper knocked on our door asking, among other questions,…

It’s almost embarrassing. Polls are supposed to accurately measure attitudes, but on any given day they seem to meander randomly, leaving readers with an inexplicably inconsistent portrait of the political…

In a country seemingly dominated by partisan polarization on everything from the cause of hurricanes to the state of the economy, it’s hard to find issues, outside of motherhood and…

A couple weeks ago, two of the nation’s most respected polls caused quite a kerfuffle. It started with the ABC/Washington Post poll, which found President Obama’s approval rating tumbling from…

As the Supreme Court puts healthcare reform in the dock, I’ve seen at least a dozen commentators offer up some version of political apocalypse, calling the law “radioactive,” “poisonous” and…

Don’t confuse momentum with levels. Both are important and sometimes they tell different stories, leading to divergent strategies. Voters are increasingly coming to realize the economy is improving. However, they…

Mitt Romney seems destined to limp over the finish line in Tampa, Fla., as the weakened, exhausted and widely disliked leader of a divided, unenthusiastic Republican Party. Whether the weeks…

Tuesday night must have been bittersweet for Mitt Romney. Just as he finally feels the nomination is in hand (as you know, I’ve been pretty confident of that for a…

It seems like a simple question: Do Americans now support the Obama administration’s efforts to save our auto industry? It seems like a simple question: Do Americans now support the…

How did progressives cede the religious freedom argument in the contraception debate? The right’s attack on the president’s contraception compromise is constitutionally ignorant, historically inaccurate and philosophically convoluted. Does the…