tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post4270448370439092580..comments2024-03-18T06:10:07.480-05:00Comments on Public Policy Polling: Moving ForwardTom Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545052616714485196noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-38409232074992284592010-09-21T11:09:45.618-05:002010-09-21T11:09:45.618-05:00"If you do baseball stuff in Illinois and can..."If you do baseball stuff in Illinois and can get enough White Sox fans to do Ozzie Guillen and Kenny Williams approval ratings."<br /><br />We did Ozzie one of the last times we did IL, but we haven't done GMs. I'm not sure enough people know who their GM is to really get an accurate gauge. As interested as I would be, as a baseball nut, I don't think most people care about anything but the on-the-field team and staff.Dustin Ingallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599131416393266722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-87107084531665413122010-09-21T02:21:53.251-05:002010-09-21T02:21:53.251-05:00If you do baseball stuff in Illinois and can get e...If you do baseball stuff in Illinois and can get enough White Sox fans to do Ozzie Guillen and Kenny Williams approval ratings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-80102408912585716182010-09-20T18:33:03.824-05:002010-09-20T18:33:03.824-05:00"Dustin, when are you going to release the ba..."Dustin, when are you going to release the baseball teams thing? I feel like you've done it for several states but haven't released it. Correct me if I'm wrong."<br /><br />Tom did do a post on the various manager approval ratings awhile back, but we haven't released data on which teams people favor in each state except in CA, which is the first state we did it in.Dustin Ingallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599131416393266722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-73939761404758957022010-09-20T18:32:16.327-05:002010-09-20T18:32:16.327-05:00Jim, we already did our MI poll last week; governo...Jim, we already did our MI poll last week; governor results tomorrow. We did poll SoS and AG races, but not those others.Dustin Ingallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599131416393266722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-90914769247848882672010-09-20T17:45:51.298-05:002010-09-20T17:45:51.298-05:00Dustin, when are you going to release the baseball...Dustin, when are you going to release the baseball teams thing? I feel like you've done it for several states but haven't released it. Correct me if I'm wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-68394567918422121562010-09-20T16:15:30.533-05:002010-09-20T16:15:30.533-05:00In Michigan, could you add any of
(A) Secretary ...In Michigan, could you add any of<br /><br />(A) Secretary of State (because of interesting candidates)<br /><br />(B) one of the education races (2 seats each for State Board of Education, MSU, UM, Wayne State) as a proxy for partisan turnout when the candidates are almost entirely anonymous?<br /><br />(C) Supreme Court (officially non-partisan -- I'm wondering if the recent Republican attacks have made a difference).<br /><br />(D) Attorney General (same reasons as A and B, but not as strong)JimJJewetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01264618304723135340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-70766833736993424142010-09-20T15:35:24.388-05:002010-09-20T15:35:24.388-05:00What happened? Illinois suddenly leap-froged ahea...What happened? Illinois suddenly leap-froged ahead in the poll. I was curious about Colorado, but it will be interesting to see if your poll will show, as others do, that IL is extremely competitive in the senate race, and if the governors race will have tightened.Chuck Tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-7981111750010449872010-09-20T11:16:48.131-05:002010-09-20T11:16:48.131-05:00"Baseball Team: Rays vs Marlins"
We'..."Baseball Team: Rays vs Marlins"<br /><br />We've done that in the past; probably won't have room to do it again with the hotly contested Sen. and Gov. races. Some good other suggestions, though.Dustin Ingallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599131416393266722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-61274706396490093332010-09-20T08:11:27.230-05:002010-09-20T08:11:27.230-05:00Can we also get numbers on Bloomberg in NC and/or ...Can we also get numbers on Bloomberg in NC and/or whichever state ends up winning the polling vote? I would like to see his favorability amongst Dems/Indeps/Repubs and Liberals/Moderates/Conservatives. In other words, if he runs in 2012, who does he siphon votes from? Maybe there is a better way to answer that question than the framework I mentioned... you're the expert!ARealSenatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232776973041916701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-36234703477060109252010-09-20T01:13:00.258-05:002010-09-20T01:13:00.258-05:00Your Colorado Senate Primary polling numbers that ...Your Colorado Senate Primary polling numbers that came out Aug. 9 caused jaws to drop everywhere but was absolutely predictive!<br /><br />Robert Gibbs credited first-time and one-time primary voters who supported Obama (60% of Colo. Dem turnout) with Bennet's decisive victory on primary night.<br /><br />I suspect the majority of these last-minute voters were 18-29 year-old Obama supporters. It will be interesting to know if they are now poised to repeat their impressive August 10 performance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-15026380649824770652010-09-19T18:53:46.172-05:002010-09-19T18:53:46.172-05:00Is there any chance that you could poll South Caro...Is there any chance that you could poll South Carolina to see if Sheheen or Clements are getting any momentum in the Gov and Senate races respectively?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-28040207206756754202010-09-19T16:29:52.764-05:002010-09-19T16:29:52.764-05:00Connecticut: The Democrat to poll in the Lieberman...Connecticut: The Democrat to poll in the Lieberman race is Chris Murphy. I don't know if you would poll Lieberman as an I, a D, or both. <br /><br />Colorado: Ask whether Dan Maes should drop out & and if people believe Denver is a "United Nations Biking Community" If you don't know, Maes accused Denver of using a bike program to promote abortion and population control (what he thinks is the UN, I guess) (See Wikipedia page for more)<br /><br />Ken Buck recently said schools need to go back to how they were pre-1960. Ask if Colorado voters agree with that. <br /><br />Ask about the high heels comment in Colorado.<br /><br />Ask about the generic Congressional Ballot. CO-03 and CO-04 are potential Colorado takeovers, with CO-07 a farther back opportunity. <br /><br />Poll the approvals of Ken Salazar to see if an Obama administration employee is popular like you did with Gary Locke in Washington.<br /><br />Florida:<br />Offshore drilling.<br />Baseball Team: Rays vs Marlins<br />Generic Congressional Ballot with so many competitive seats<br /><br />Should Kendrick Meek or Charlie Crist drop out?<br /><br />Do you think Crist should caucus with the Democrats or Republicans?<br /><br />Illinois:<br />Thoughts on the Blago trial.<br />Which is more important: The Giannoulias Bank thing or the Kirk embellishing?<br />Generic ballot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-57485966537019126462010-09-19T10:46:08.060-05:002010-09-19T10:46:08.060-05:00I vote CT first - both an important Senate race, a...I vote CT first - both an important Senate race, and Gov. race, there. Do poll on Lieberman's approval, and Obama's. And numbers on CT-04 and CT-05 would be awesome. <br /><br />Next choice would be IL - same thing (Sen. & Gov. races), and some important House races. In IL, you could poll on Durbin's approval, and Obama's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-60294198979978268962010-09-19T08:15:47.722-05:002010-09-19T08:15:47.722-05:00Florida is by far the most interesting state to po...Florida is by far the most interesting state to poll at the moment. I know this because Nathan Daschle says so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-84680484879442764462010-09-19T02:14:47.832-05:002010-09-19T02:14:47.832-05:00Thanks for making the executive decision to poll W...Thanks for making the executive decision to poll WV. I was disappointed that didn't win the reader poll last time, and thought it was an important race to poll.<br /><br />Good that you'll have numbers out soon detailing the latest on the Senate race.wthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04343481782148411302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-37443024380625520952010-09-18T23:16:20.513-05:002010-09-18T23:16:20.513-05:00Can you poll Hawaii soon, I'm interested to se...Can you poll Hawaii soon, I'm interested to see what you find for the governor's race and HI-1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-56017986722931056052010-09-18T20:42:44.787-05:002010-09-18T20:42:44.787-05:00"And I would like to see if it makes voters m..."And I would like to see if it makes voters more or less likely to vote for a candidate if Obama endorses them."<br /><br />We've tested that twice in Illinois, along with his approval rating.Dustin Ingallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599131416393266722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-14495829063586633552010-09-18T15:28:11.616-05:002010-09-18T15:28:11.616-05:00"Who will be delivering the lecture?"
T..."Who will be delivering the lecture?"<br /><br />Tom, who's from Ann Arbor.<br /><br />"As for Carolina, I'd love to see Kay Hagan's approval rating. Also, be interesting to see what a 2010 Dole-Hagan race would look like, if it were possible."<br /><br />We poll Hagan's approval every month. She isn't up until 2014, though I assume you mean what it would look like if Dole ran against her this time instead of 2008.<br /><br />"As a recent graduate of the BEST university in NC (hint: we hung a nice shiny banner recently)"<br /><br />You could only be talking about a 2009 banner. Some school from New Jersey hung one this year.<br /><br />We won't be doing any NC congressional races as part of a statewide poll. It's just not possible to get a large enough sample in such a large state. We only do congressionals in small states with 2 or 3 districts, like WV, ME, and NV. We did do the 8th before the primary runoff, and Kissell was in OK shape then, even against Johnson.<br /><br />"Also, any chance we get a shot to vote for a KY poll anytime soon?"<br /><br />We just did KY for DailyKos last weekend (released this week), so no chance we do that again until at least another few weeks.Dustin Ingallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599131416393266722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-81308024587163372222010-09-18T15:20:13.391-05:002010-09-18T15:20:13.391-05:00I love what if questions, so why don't you guy...I love what if questions, so why don't you guys do the numbers if roy cooper were the candidate. Pretty pretty please!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-36269824693488324772010-09-18T14:13:49.426-05:002010-09-18T14:13:49.426-05:00Oh, I'm glad to hear that you are doing Wiscon...Oh, I'm glad to hear that you are doing Wisconsin for Kos. Past time someone other than Rasmussen took a look at that race.sdf (Stu)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-862547006690661342010-09-18T12:45:34.451-05:002010-09-18T12:45:34.451-05:00I vote Illinois. That Senate race is tight. The ...I vote Illinois. That Senate race is tight. The Governors race has 3 other options, including Scott Lee Cohen who has started spending big, so they should definitely be included. It would also be interesting to know the Presidents approval rating in his own state and test if voters want Rahm to come back to Illinois to run for Mayor. And I would like to see if it makes voters more or less likely to vote for a candidate if Obama endorses them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-86992962587245212732010-09-18T11:03:30.091-05:002010-09-18T11:03:30.091-05:00"I'd rather see a poll of Alaska now with..."I'd rather see a poll of Alaska now with Murkowski running as a write-in candidate."<br /><br />Too soon since we just did it after the primary, but we might have it as an option in a few weeks.Dustin Ingallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599131416393266722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-13541467539436870292010-09-18T05:16:44.975-05:002010-09-18T05:16:44.975-05:00I'd rather see a poll of Alaska now with Murko...I'd rather see a poll of Alaska now with Murkowski running as a write-in candidate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-25704756457496010392010-09-18T00:19:10.787-05:002010-09-18T00:19:10.787-05:00I would personally like a poll of NC Voters who be...I would personally like a poll of NC Voters who believe that Burr needs to get his head out of his a$$ with those stupid ads he runs. Does he seriously think I care what a couple of old geezes who haven't left their rocking chairs since 1992 and some chick with a bad southern accent think about who I should vote for? It's a little condescending if you ask me, but what do I know. But maybe that's not really what you serious pollsters are looking for in the way of suggestions. I still get a kick out of the fact that I went to school with such smart and important people!Mary-Constancenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-33569325763057090352010-09-17T23:56:04.442-05:002010-09-17T23:56:04.442-05:00I'd like to see numbers for Colorado.
For NC,...I'd like to see numbers for Colorado.<br /><br />For NC, you could ask which is more important for Obama and Congress to do - tax cuts or deficit reduction?<br /><br />Also, ask about DADT repeal and free trade vs protecting US jobs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com