Posts Tagged ‘Gallup’

How Gallup Blew the Election

Mark Blumenthal takes an extensive look at why Gallup’s polling was so wrong during the 2012 presidential election. Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire Tweet This Post

Gallup and USA Today Split

Gallup will no longer be conducting polls for USA Today, the Washington Post reports. Tweet This Post

Gallup Poll: Rural Whites Prefer Ahmadinejad To Obama

CHARLESTON, WV—According to the results of a Gallup poll released Monday, the overwhelming majority of rural white Americans said they would rather vote for Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad than U.S. Tweet This Post

Gallup Suspends Tracking Poll

From a statement: “Gallup has suspended polling for its daily tracking as of Monday night and will reassess on a day-to-day basis. The ultimate effect on the overall picture of polling between now and this weekend, including election polling, will depend on what happens as a result of the storm, about which we will have [...]

As other polls show tight race, Gallup stands apart

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The election between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney looks like it will be a knuckle-biter – unless you go by one of the United States' most respected public-opinion polls. As most surveys show Obama and Romney locked in a virtual dead heat, Gallup finds that the Republican would win [...]

Be Careful With the Gallup Poll

Nate Silver comments on the Gallup tracking poll which shows Mitt Romney leading President Obama by seven points today — results which “are deeply inconsistent with the results that other polling firms are showing in the presidential race, and the Gallup poll has a history of performing very poorly when that is the case.” Tweet [...]

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Likely Voter Screen Wipes Out Obama Lead in Gallup Poll

USA Today‘s Susan Page told the PBS Newhour that the new Gallup daily tracking poll will show Mitt Romney and President Obama are “virtually tied” when it switches from registered voters to likely voters beginning tomorrow. Tweet This Post

Obama Jumps in Gallup Tracker

The Gallup tracking poll now shows President Obama leading Mitt Romney by six points, 50% to 44%. Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire Tweet This Post