Public Opinion Around the Web
I Will Be President Before Donald Trump
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks ago
In 1972, the French wise man Pierre Bourdieu declared that public opinion does not exist. Opinions generated by self-interested groups and represented through poll results do not reflect reality, he argued.
Today, the Wall Street Journal proclaims, “A Donald Trump Surprise.” Together with…
KEEP READING »A Day of Shame for Canada
Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Canadians are proud of their country.
We are proud that Canada entered the second world war in 1939 and not 1941. We are proud that after that war, Canada played an important role in creating the United Nations.
We are proud that at the United Nations, it was a Canadian diplomat, Lester B….
Sleazy Poll Analysis from William Kristol
Posted 1 year, 3 months ago
We are told that a public opinion poll is supposed to accurately tell us what people think. But far too often, polls are used in an attempt to shape public opinion instead of faithfully representing it.
This morning, the Drudge Report blared the following message to its audience of millions:…
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