Public Policy Polling

• Deeds' biggest mistake

  The biggest tactical error of the year for the 2009 elections was Creigh Deeds' over emphasis on Bob McDonnell's thesis.
  
  By the end of September it was clear to us that his attacks were not having a meaningful impact. Among voters who had made up their minds during that [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 11:35am EST
  

• Good election for IVR

  As Taegan Goddard has already noted, last night was a good one for IVR polling.
  
  In New Jersey the pollster.com trend showed Jon Corzine leading Chris Christie 42-39 on live interviewer polls. On automated polls Christie led Corzine 44-41. There was never an automated poll showing Corzine in [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 11:03am EST
  

• The 2009 race in North Carolina

  In the end the 2009 elections in North Carolina told us very little about 2010.
  
  There were good signs for Republicans:
  
  -Energized conservatives turned out in large numbers for the Wake County School Board races, electing all of their candidates and defeating an incumbent Democratic Raleigh City Councilman [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 10:25am EST
  

• Weird Night for PPP

  There's no beating around the bush about it- our poll in NY-23 was way off the mark. I made a poor judgment call by not just killing it when Scozzafava dropped out and then endorsed Owens. Like any pollster we will make mistakes, we will just try not to make [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 1:04am EST