Dustin Hawkins

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UPDATE: Pennsylvania Tied, 47-47, On Eve of Romney's Arrival

Update: The final Susquehanna Polling & Research Poll shows a 47-47% tie heading into the Tuesday election. Romney is seen slightly more favorable (+4) than Obama (+1). Adding to Romney’s advantage is that an overwhelming 71% place economic and fiscal

UPDATE: Pennsylvania Tied, 47-47, On Eve of Romney's Arrival

PPP OH Poll: Obama Loses 33,000 Early Votes in One Week

On October 13, Public Policy Polling (PPP) released an Ohio survey finding that a shocking 19% of Ohioans had already voted – and they voted for Obama by an overwhelming 76-24 margin over Mitt Romney. Not surprisingly, many of us

PPP OH Poll: Obama Loses 33,000 Early Votes in One Week

Voters Agree: Media Intentionally Skewing Poll Data to Help Obama

When Public Policy Polling asked North Carolinians if pollsters were intentionally skewing poll data to help President Obama, I bet they weren’t expecting this:   Yes: 46% No: 38% Broken down, 77% of Republicans, 55% of Independents, and even 19% of

Voters Agree: Media Intentionally Skewing Poll Data to Help Obama

Media Respond to Accusations of Skewed Poll Data

The progressive press has been forced to respond to challenges of their polling data that shows record turnout for Democrats in national polls and in swing states.  Nate Silver, gatekeeper of polls for the New York Times, called the attempt to

Media Respond to Accusations of Skewed Poll Data

41 Million Tea Party Supporters Set to Vote

The Tea Party is regularly ridiculed and declared “dead” by the mainstream press and their elitist allies in Washington and Hollywood. Not surprisingly, when Tea Partiers show up and rally by the thousands, they get all but ignored, while 30

41 Million Tea Party Supporters Set to Vote

Media Ignore Independents' Swing Toward Romney

Not long ago, Independents were the go-to demographic for determining who would win elections. How the Independents swung, so too would the election.  In 2008, Barack Obama carried Independents in Ohio by 8 points and in Florida by 7 points.

Media Ignore Independents' Swing Toward Romney

Pollsters: 8.2% D+ Advantage in Ohio

Ohio is easily the most important state for both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney as they head towards election day. It has clearly become the most frequently polled state, with polls showing either a dead even race or an Obama

Pollsters: 8.2% D+ Advantage in Ohio

Media Malpractice: NYT Poll Pushes Absurd Democratic Turnout Model

In what could be considered nothing short of media malpractice, the New York Times and CBS News published three state polls by Quinnipiac University that shows Democratic advantages in Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania at levels never before seen. The allegedly

Media Malpractice: NYT Poll Pushes Absurd Democratic Turnout Model