Just published at The New Ledger, an article describing the Democratic effort to label Ronald Reagan as an “extremist,” during his 1966 campaign for Governor of California. Thanks to all the VC folks who responded to my bleg a few days ago, and provided good research leads.
Archive | Polls
Democratic Panic? (II)
The Democratic Strategist (a website run by, you guessed it, Democratic strategists): “In recent days, as increasingly negative projections regarding the November election have appeared, a substantial number of Democrats have been seized with a genuine sense of panic.” The article goes on to argue that such panic is unwarranted, as the recent polls merely […]
Democratic Panic?
Earlier today, I received a robocall from a DNC-affiliated pollster asking whether I plan to vote for the Republican or Democratic congressional candidate in my district, and also asking my opinion of Barack Obama’s performance as president. The rub is that I live in Arlington, Virginia, represented in Congress by Rep. Jim Moran. Moran won […]
Oops, Bad Choice of Polling Company
I tried using Survey Monkey for my two polls below, given the weird formatting issues I’ve been having with Pollhost, but I didn’t realize that the software puts very strict limits on how the free software is used (it only registers 100 responses per poll, and charges $200 per year if I want to use […]
A Quick Poll for Our Conservative Readers
Here’s a quick poll for readers who self-identify as politically conservative. You can click on as many reasons as you think apply, and can enter any additional reasons not mentioned. [Poll Suspended]
A Quick Poll for Our Liberal Readers
Here’s a quick poll for readers who self-identify as politically liberal. You can click on as many reasons as you think apply, and can enter any additional reasons not mentioned. [Poll Suspended]
Explaining the Wide Range of Answers on When the Right to Same-Sex Marriage Was Created
In an earlier reader poll, I asked readers who believe that the Constitution requires states to recognize same-sex marriage to indicate when the Constitution began to require it. The results were fascinating: Readers disagreed widely as to the answer, with responses spread pretty evenly among the different centuries and periods of U.S. constitutional history. What, […]
Interesting Similarity Between Two VC Reader Polls
I had a sense of deja vu reading over the results of the VC reader poll on same-sex marriage. Here are the key results. First, as a matter of policy: Favor same-sex marrriage: 61% Oppose same-sex marriage: 33% Don’t know: 6% Second, as a matter of constitutional law: Laws banning same-sex marriage are constitutional: 54% […]
An Interesting VC Reader Poll Result on Same-Sex Marriage
Among the interesting results of the VC readership polls on same-sex marriage, I was particularly intrigued by the answers to when the Constitution began to require gay marriage. This question was only supposed to be answered by those who believe that the Constitution presently requires state recognition of same-sex marriage. 526 readers responded so far. […]
Reader Polls on Same-Sex Marriage
I wanted to do a few reader opinion polls on matters related to gay marriage. Of course, different readers will have different views of how useful these polls are. But I’m curious, so here goes. (Oh yeah, and sorry for the strange formatting: There’s some sort of incompatibility between our software and Pollhost’s, and right […]