Category Archives: Polling

Abolish ICE Is Now the Mainstream Position

Posted on March 5, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

From YouGov polling: They also have very little confidence in ICE: In other good news, in North Carolina’s Democratic primaries (for state offices), a pro-ICE candidate was annihilated. Now, if only Democratic voters would embrace D.C. statehood…

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WAR? What Is It Good For?

Posted on December 23, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Maybe absolutely nothing? Last week, Matthew Yglesias wrote a ridiculous piece arguing that liberals (liberals is his term) should embrace the oil and gas industries to win votes. In response, Democratic Representative Sean Casten (IL-06), on Bluesky, performed a rapid … Continue reading →

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Democratic Support, At Least in Virginia, Has a Huge Gender Gap

Posted on November 18, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

One exit poll result from Virginia’s gubernatorial race–and early exit polling data should always be taken with a grain of salt–was the massive support for the Democratic candidate (and victor) Spanberger among women aged 18-29: (it’s worth noting that very … Continue reading →

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45 Percent of Americans Strongly Agree Trump Is a “Potentially Dangerous Dictator”

Posted on November 4, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

But Trump will always be the political press corps’ Very Special and Popular Boy! PRRI asked if they agree with the statement “President Trump is a potentially dangerous dictator whose power should be limited before he destroys American democracy.” Here’s … Continue reading →

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Views on Crime Will Turn Me into the Joker–and Might Be Harming Democrats More Than Some Think

Posted on August 8, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

A couple weeks ago, this poll by YouGov asked “Since 1990, would you say murder rates in U.S. cities have…?” The answer: By the way, the correct answer is “Decreased a lot”, but even if we lump the ‘decreased’ answers … Continue reading →

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The ‘Popularist Pollsters’ Got It Wrong on Immigration

Posted on June 17, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

And why that matters. The last couple of weeks have made it clear that the current professional Democrat strategy of ‘popularism’, which is to say, poll-driven politics failed, at least when it comes to immigration. Yes, people, when asked about … Continue reading →

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Lies, Damn Lies, and Democratic Pollsters

Posted on May 27, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Over the last couple of weeks, the Democratic House Majority Fund declared that the party should stay away from invective, like referring to the proposed Republican budget as “the MAGA Murder Budget.” Leaving aside whether using the phrase MAGA Murder … Continue reading →

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The Presidential Polls Finally Make Some Sense

Posted on June 24, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

My fundamental issue with the presidential polls is that they simply didn’t pass the smell test for the last year or so. Consider this Fox News poll (while Fox News is awful, their polling is recognized as very good; their … Continue reading →

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By Definition, Everything Can’t Be the Most Important Issue

Posted on May 8, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

By the way, I’m truly not making a statement about what ought to be, but it’s important to recognize where people currently are–including the youngs: (I’m pleasantly surprised healthcare reform ranks so high among students) And, according to Axios: 45% … Continue reading →

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Pollsters Never Answer the Interesting Questions

Posted on December 14, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Recently, YouGov conducted a poll about what kinds of development Americans support locally and nationally. The good news is sixty-five percent of Americans think their local community should have more apartment buildings. They then argue that politicians should be more … Continue reading →

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