endorse
I want to create a browser extension that makes it impossible to publish an article about a poll unless it includes 1) dates, 2) sample size, 3) description of sample demographics, 4) margin of error, and 5) link to the poll. Perhaps even administer a minor electric shock if more than 2 are missing.
excited to announce my new personalized poll writing advice feature, where if you type the words "a 1-point shift," a digital avatar of me grabs hold of your cursor and refuses to let go until you delete it
a remarkably low bar that I am nonetheless very thankful to clear
in fairness I do spend a reasonable amount of time on this site explaining the concept of jokes, but I have more dignity than to insist that people find them amusing
"that's why it is called [NAME], a funny reference" -- me, explaining that the reference I am making is funny
excellent!
is Winston Churchill dressed up as a badger on the table
as always, I assume this post to be about polls
What Wisconsin Independents Think. Third in a series on partisan and independent attitudes in the most competitive state in the nation.
charlesatpollsandvotes.substack.com/p/what-wisco...
acceptable only if you also do alysa liu's choreography as well
Political scientists in election years: No. Presidents can't really affect gas prices. It's a silly way to judge a president.
Political scientists in 2026: So, actually...
i'll accept it
this is why I've invented the nation's first faraday joke cage
one more and it's a trend story
I love when old polls give you hints about the history of language! You can tell the naming convention between lunch, dinner, and supper was in flux enough that they couldn’t use the current standard to ask the question
210. Roper, 1974: "Now finally, here are excerpts from two letters we have received from people we have interviewed - each expressing a different point of view about having been interviewed in a survey. Would you...tend to more to agree with what is said in Letter X or...Letter Y?"
209. Roper, 1974: "Do you think [Richard Nixon] should be prosecuted fully, prosecuted lightly, or not prosecuted at all?"
208. Yomiuri Shimbun poll of Japan, 1998: "Which of the following do you think a person with common sense should keep in mind?"
OH, BOTHER (WITH COMMUNISTS)
as they say, where there's a will, there's a whey
207. Roper, 1949: "If you had to cut out one meal, your breakfast, noon meal, or night meal, which would you be most willing to leave out?"
normalize dinner coffee tbh
206. Gallup, 1951: "WILL YOU TELL ME WHAT THE TROUBLE IS IN IRAN AT PRESENT?"
the classic dc skyline we know and love
This is a fun lil split sample
the most perfect couple in the world are "the need for elegant variation in newswriting" and "the use of the word 'temblor'"
