Category Archives: Polling

The Rehabilitation of George W. Bush

Posted on October 8, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

This polling result from YouGov showing that Bush the Younger seems to have rehabilitated his image is somewhat disappointing: That said, at least Democrats seem to remember how awful he was: To end on a happy note, the first figure … Continue reading →

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Regardless of What You Think About Hasan Piker, He’s a Nothingburger of a Political Issue

Posted on October 1, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

At least Republicans think so (boldface mine): Yes, that Hasan Piker, the hard-left Twitch streamer who has infuriated Democratic elites with his efforts to push the party leftward and to a more pro-Palestinian position. The anti-Piker strategy may have started … Continue reading →

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Trump Has a Favorable Job Approval Rating in Only Three States

Posted on August 25, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

I usually don’t care about job approval polling, but this is just funny (boldface mine): Amid President Donald Trump’s record-low approval ratings nationally, a new YouGov/Economist projection shows the president’s net job approval is negative in all but three states. … Continue reading →

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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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