Stats geeks of daily Kos
OK, I am throwing this idea out here for general consumption. It's an idea and a plea for more ideas on how I, and others here, can help two groups in certain ways: 1. Help more Democrats get elected,...
View ArticleWe've got data, have you got data?
A few days ago I started a Yahoo group called stats_geeks_of_daily_kos. We've got some members (thanks for joining!). Some have uploaded data (a file with all the 2006 House of Rep. results, with %...
View ArticleGOP SURVEY
I received this survey from the National Republican Senatorial Committee this afternoon.Please note the question that I have BLOCKQUOTEDI wonder what they are planning to do with the results???????????
View ArticleKucinich Excluded From ABC Debate. Free Speech Expelled From Elections
Constructing Public Opinioncopyright © 2007 Betsy L. Angert. BeThink.orgAmerica is faced with an interesting dilemma; whom might the citizens place in the Oval Office. November 2008 will arrive...
View ArticleI need the DKos Community To Take A Survey!
Alright, here's the deal. While I am a blogger at The Albany Project and Tom Reynolds Watch, I know that the ways people obtain information have changed.Thus why I need everyone to help me out here. I...
View ArticleLurkers Speak Out! Lurker Survey Results
For some background on this work, check this older diary here The target audience for the survey was lurkers on the site, a group I’d been curious about but found little way to connect to. The...
View ArticleNC voter registration and opinion poll results
Most voter registration in North Carolina ended last Friday (the exception is people who vote early beginning April 17, and who register at the polling place.) This morning the Raleigh News &...
View ArticleWhat is Epidemiology? (Thursday Night Health Series)
THURSDAY NIGHT IS HEALTH CARE CHANGE NIGHT, a weekly Daily Kos Health Care Series.Today, in follow-up to my earlier diary "What is Public Health", we ask "What is Epidemiology"?
View ArticleHappy Elderly: the NYT & WaPo try to make you stupid
I just ran across this blog entry from the New York Times, which references this story from the Washington Post, explaining thatSeveral studies have produced a stream of evidence that...happens to...
View ArticleTeenage Sex & Drugs... how about actual data
Mediocre journalism and journalists love to do "trends" pieces, which amount to what "what my friends' friend and the taxi driver said."Teenage Sex and Drug behavior is always a favorite topic. Happily...
View ArticleI was just polled!
When the phone caller ID listed a Texas number and marketing -- I wondered, was I about to get polled.Yes indeed. It was a robo call poll and I was thankful I had just read yesterday this wonderful...
View ArticleAnybody recommend good recent data on...
I'm doing some research on the efficacy of street protests in the current media environment (MSM/blog coverage). I'm running a survey/experiment with students that, in part, asks them to rank (from a...
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Because Playing to the Center Works So Well...
Based on the weekly survey data, compliments of the DKOS Research 2000 poll, I created three tables tracking President Obama's approval ratings from July 27 to the present.I don't think there is any...
View ArticleClick for an easy way to make a difference on HCR
As a former member of the BOD of our regional chamber of commerce (Cedar Valley in Iowa) and a business man and an employer I receive surveys to sometimes fill out.
View ArticleWhy, I do believe that was a push poll.
I talk to telephone surveyors when they call. I used to work in survey research as an undergrad; it's almost as thankless a job as telemarketing, really. It's hard work. People are suspicious of your...
View ArticlePress 1 for a push poll- updated with honest and real poll
I'm not on a lot of mailing list or caller lists. Mostly, I'm just on lists from the local library, the local Dems, and all of those organizations that call to come and pick up your old stuff. I...
View ArticleWhat would YOU do with a Republican opinion survey?
Cross posted from Social Capitalism, where some images reside.Even though I've given up ragging on Republicans for Lent, I can't resist this one. Today in the mail I got a "Republican Strategy Survey"...
View ArticleGulf States- -Your thoughts on gov't regulation?
Bizarre how some gulf states leaders are demanding a robust federal response to the oil spill while they maintain their rock-solid opposition to federal government "interference" (not to mention,...
View ArticleRNC's "2011 Obama Agenda Survey" and Communicating the Message
I recently (for some odd reason) received from the RNC a survey with my name, address, Cong. District and ID number (ID number?). At the bottom of the of the box with that information, was a line with...
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No, I Can't Rate You a "5"!!: The Proliferation of Meaningless, Aggravating...
While I was busy with other things, American businesses have been pervaded by an antibiotic-resistant strain of Bacillus customersurveyus. This pathogen infects its corporate...
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Pew Survey: Americans show most partisan polarization seen in 25 years
While the partisan divide has nearly doubled, divisions among Americans in other areas have remained about the same. The second-largest change has occurred on matters of class. In a wide-ranging survey...
View ArticleOnline surveys For Dollars - Obtaining Legitimate Surveys For Income
Online paid surveys is usually an exciting strategy to easy. But the whole procedure to get started making constant income and also finding great paying surveys is an intriguing process filled with...
View ArticleIs it a Big Polling Conspiracy? or simply that the Republican Brand stinks?
In alternate reality land there's a new CT making the rounds, which goes something like this:The reason Obama is leading Romney in an overwhelming number of State polls is that the pollsters are not...
View ArticleGetting paid for your political opinions
I'm putting this out here in case anyone wants to earn a few extra bucks for whatever reason. If you have a few minutes between phone banking and canvassing, you can make a little money just by being...
View ArticleMichael Harrington's Revenge?
America's best known 20th Century democratic socialist, Michael Harrington, the author of The Other America, spent the last part of his life trying to push the Democratic Party in the direction of...
View ArticleWow... do you have the wrong number or what?
I was finishing up supper when the phone rang. I look at the caller ID and it has a 770 area code. Of course I am going to answer it, I mean I have kids up there with a 770 area code. I notice the...
View ArticleWhat Party Do You Identify With: A Fascinating Survey - really fascinating
This will be short.Want to see how your political, social, economic positions line up with the parties? want to see how your positions compare to others?Do yourself a favor a go to...
View ArticleGet your Census "Community Survey" ?
We got a letter early this week telling of a survey yet to come and to watch out for it.The "American Community Survey" arrived yesterday. The survey is to be done online to save money and resources....
View ArticleCancer survey for everyone! Now with free Poll.
Please, oh please, if you take only one survey today/this week/this month/this year, take this one. https://www.cancerexperienceregistry.org/It’s for the Cancer Experience...
View ArticleNew Tech for Wonks: A True National Policy Think-tank for Congress
(I am a rare diarist/commenter for Kos, but being on the rec and community lists on several of those rare occasions makes me feel welcome.)As a subject of the Nielsen Ratings agency, I was contacted...
View ArticleWe Have Met the Enemy and He's a Large Empty Space: Anti-Political...
If you Google “Political Correctness,”“Politically Incorrect,”“Anti-PC,” and “Anti-Political Correctness,”“Pro-Political Correctness,” and then refine your search to just images, one striking thing is...
View ArticleNuts & Bolts: Inside a Democratic campaign - Candidate Surveys
It’s another Saturday, so for those who tune in, welcome to the Nuts & Bolts of a Democratic Campaign. Each week, we discuss issues that help drive successful campaigns. If you’ve missed prior...
View ArticlePlease, No More Surveys!
Back when the earth was still cooling I managed surveys for a living. The survey topics tended to be somewhat esoteric (for example, database copyright policy, electronic publishing, knowledge sharing...
View ArticleInteresting combination of survey results about Planned Parenthood and...
Found an intersting website that I am sure many of you know of, Polling Report.comIt takes multiple issues, GLB marriage, Abortion views etc., and plants on one page a variety of surveys done on that...
View ArticleThe SURVEY: Trump DESPERATELY seeking campaign strategy (input)!
Earlier I posted the plea from the Trump campaign that ended up in my mailbox. The plea itself is pretty sad, & doesn't seem like something Donald would approve. Previous diary...
View Article"68% think we give too much in aid, and 59% think it should be cut."
The Kaiser Family Foundation runs a monthly tracking survey, which I've referenced many times before. Here's some key points from their September survey:77% of Americans say prescription drug costs are...
View ArticlePushing Politics to Extract Payments
by Walter BraschMy wife, Rosemary, a registered Republican, received a black and white poll in the mail. Plastered across the top of the sheet in bold black letters was the title: “MAKE AMERICA GREAT...
View ArticleHow are we feeling, now that we know it was not just a bad dream?
Please take a moment to answer the short survey questions below. Select the one response that most closely resembles your thoughts/feelings. Thank you in advance.
View ArticleDonald Trump could use your help
As you may know, one of Donald Trump’s promises during the 2016 presidential campaign and since taking office was to reform the US tax system. In a recent e-mail to me from Trump Headquarters, a...
View ArticleRichard Thripp for Congress (Florida’s 6th District): WJXT News4Jax Voter's...
My answers to the WJXT News4Jax TV station's Election 2020 Voter's Guide. Enjoy! June 27, 2020 Name: Richard ThrippSeeking which office: U.S. House, 6th districtParty affiliation: DemocraticAge:...
View ArticleRichard Thripp for Congress: DemCast Meet the Candidates Questionnaire
I just wrote and submitted this to DemCastUSA and it should appear within the next few weeks on their website!July 30, 2020Candidate Name: Richard ThrippCandidate’s Preferred Pronouns:...
View ArticleIf one more company asks me for feedback I just might lose it
My partner is always annoyed when people fish for compliments. He says “If you impress people, they’ll tell you. You don’t have to ask.” Likewise, when I call someone to place an order or file a...
View ArticleA concerning number of American adults don't want to see more LGBTQ folks in...
In an unsurprising but still disturbing turn of events, new data from an Insider/Morning Consult poll found that conservatives are not all too excited to see more openly queer folks hold elected...
View ArticleThis week on The Brief: What polling is saying about the forecast for November
Welcome to another recap of The Brief! This week, cohosts Markos Moulitsas and Kerry Eleveld take a deep dive into the numbers and issues that tell us which way November might go, including captivating...
View ArticleAggressive prosecution of PPP fraud: A rare winning issue across spectrum in...
We were discussing this from some findings in a recent inter-precinct meeting and it probably won’t be news to most on DK, but figured it would still be worth it to draw attention to this. As bitterly...
View ArticleThe (Un) Importance of Presidential Job Approval Surveys
Every election cycle is routinely saturated by the ubiquitous presidential job approval surveys. The abundant publicity surrounding such surveys conveys the impression that their results should be...
View ArticleCNBC - Trump beating Biden
So if you can’t help yourself, don’t follow the very smart advice that polls are meaningless this far out from an election, you may have had a bit of a ‘bad moment when you saw this headline.Biden...
View ArticleHillsdale College "Survey [i.e., disguised fundraiser]" Offers Insight to...
Like many of you, I get political junk mail out the wazoo, but these days it’s mostly e-mail. People like Senators Sherrod Brown, Jackie Rosen, etc., are often requesting donations, as are...
View ArticleVast Majority of Iranians Now Favor Secular Government According to State-Run...
Both the Jerusalem Post and The Telegraph are reporting the results of a confidential survey by the state-run Iranian Culture and Islamic Guidance Ministry of nearly 16,000 Iranians polled anonymously...
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