polls http://www.npr.org polls en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:35:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/thumbnail/npr_generic_image_75.jpg polls http://www.npr.org yes Pew Poll: Race Evens Up, But Romney Holds Turnout Advantage A new Pew Research Center poll shows that among likely voters, the race is now a statistical dead heat with both President Obama and Mitt Romney receiving 47 percent support. And while Obama holds a slight edge among those registered to vote, a higher percentage of Republicans than Democrats say they actually plan to do so. Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:35:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/10/29/163885674/pew-poll-race-evens-up-but-romney-holds-turnout-advantage?ft=1&f=125937410 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/10/29/163885674/pew-poll-race-evens-up-but-romney-holds-turnout-advantage?ft=1&f=125937410 A new Pew Research Center poll shows that among likely voters, the race is now a statistical dead heat with both President Obama and Mitt Romney receiving 47 percent support. And while Obama holds a slight edge among those registered to vote, a higher percentage of Republicans than Democrats say they actually plan to do so. 246 no A new Pew Research Center poll shows that among likely voters, the race is now a statistical dead heat with both President Obama and Mitt Romney receiving 47 percent support. And while Obama holds a slight edge among those registered to vote, a higher percentage of Republicans than Democrats say they actually plan to do so.

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]]> Ahead Of First Debate, NPR Poll Shows Romney Within Striking Distance The latest poll by NPR and its bipartisan polling team shows President Obama with a 7-point lead among likely voters nationally and a 6-point lead in the dozen battleground states where both campaigns are spending most of their time and money. But battleground voters were also more downbeat about the direction of the country. Wed, 03 Oct 2012 06:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/10/03/162171197/on-eve-of-first-debate-npr-poll-shows-romney-within-striking-distance?ft=1&f=125937410 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/10/03/162171197/on-eve-of-first-debate-npr-poll-shows-romney-within-striking-distance?ft=1&f=125937410 The latest poll by NPR and its bipartisan polling team shows President Obama with a 7-point lead among likely voters nationally and a 6-point lead in the dozen battleground states where both campaigns are spending most of their time and money. But battleground voters were also more downbeat about the direction of the country. 305 no The latest poll by NPR and its bipartisan polling team shows President Obama with a 7-point lead among likely voters nationally and a 6-point lead in the dozen battleground states where both campaigns are spending most of their time and money. But battleground voters were also more downbeat about the direction of the country.

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]]> Bloomberg Pollster Defends Survey Showing Obama With Big Lead Bloomberg set off something of a firestorm with a poll that found President Obama leading Mitt Romney by 13 points, when most polls show the race much tighter. Now, the pollster is offering a point-by-point explanation. Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:09:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/06/22/155530608/bloomberg-pollster-defends-survey-showing-obama-with-big-lead?ft=1&f=125937410 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/06/22/155530608/bloomberg-pollster-defends-survey-showing-obama-with-big-lead?ft=1&f=125937410 Bloomberg set off something of a firestorm with a poll that found President Obama leading Mitt Romney by 13 points, when most polls show the race much tighter. Now, the pollster is offering a point-by-point explanation. no Bloomberg set off something of a firestorm with a poll that found President Obama leading Mitt Romney by 13 points, when most polls show the race much tighter. Now, the pollster is offering a point-by-point explanation.

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]]> Catholics, Contraception and the Consequences of Poor Poll Reporting An NPR report failed to cite Planned Parenthood as the sponsor of a poll on the birth control insurance mandate and interpreted the results questionably. A second report repeated an error in a Guttmacher press release on birth control use by Catholic women and never cited Guttmacher. Critics charged liberal bias. What happened? What's the impact? Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:29:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2012/03/06/148083828/catholics-contraception-and-the-consequences-of-poor-poll-reporting?ft=1&f=125937410 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2012/03/06/148083828/catholics-contraception-and-the-consequences-of-poor-poll-reporting?ft=1&f=125937410 An NPR report failed to cite Planned Parenthood as the sponsor of a poll on the birth control insurance mandate and interpreted the results questionably. A second report repeated an error in a Guttmacher press release on birth control use by Catholic women and never cited Guttmacher. Critics charged liberal bias. What happened? What's the impact? no An NPR report failed to cite Planned Parenthood as the sponsor of a poll on the birth control insurance mandate and interpreted the results questionably. A second report repeated an error in a Guttmacher press release on birth control use by Catholic women and never cited Guttmacher. Critics charged liberal bias. What happened? What's the impact?

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]]> Past Presidents' Military Successes Meant Brief Gains In Polls Past presidents have gained in public standing after ordering bold and successful military actions. But the effect rarely lasts long enough to help a president's re-election chances or his party hold onto the White House. Tue, 03 May 2011 18:48:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/05/03/135963297/past-presidents-military-successes-meant-brief-gains-in-polls?ft=1&f=125937410 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/05/03/135963297/past-presidents-military-successes-meant-brief-gains-in-polls?ft=1&f=125937410 Past presidents have gained in public standing after ordering bold and successful military actions. But the effect rarely lasts long enough to help a president's re-election chances or his party hold onto the White House. no Past presidents have gained in public standing after ordering bold and successful military actions. But the effect rarely lasts long enough to help a president's re-election chances or his party hold onto the White House.

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]]> Half Of GOP Primary Voters Wrongly Say Obama Non-U.S. Born: Poll Mike Huckabee also led Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin with GOP primary voters. Plain had overwhelming approval from birthers but only half the approval rating with GOP primary voters who accept as a fact the president's U.S. birth. Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:15:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/02/15/133782676/obama-not-u-s-born-say-51-of-gop-primary-voters-poll?ft=1&f=125937410 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/02/15/133782676/obama-not-u-s-born-say-51-of-gop-primary-voters-poll?ft=1&f=125937410 Mike Huckabee also led Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin with GOP primary voters. Plain had overwhelming approval from birthers but only half the approval rating with GOP primary voters who accept as a fact the president's U.S. birth. no Mike Huckabee also led Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin with GOP primary voters. Plain had overwhelming approval from birthers but only half the approval rating with GOP primary voters who accept as a fact the president's U.S. birth.

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]]> Andrew Cuomo Increases Lead Over Carl Paladino New Yorkers are angry but not as much as GOP governor nominee Carl Paladino who's falling in polls. Andrew Cuomo's opened up a larger lead on Paladino whose public confrontation with a reporter appears to have hurt him. Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:34:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2010/10/07/130404228/cuomo-increases-lead-over-paladino?ft=1&f=125937410 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2010/10/07/130404228/cuomo-increases-lead-over-paladino?ft=1&f=125937410 New Yorkers are angry but not as much as GOP governor nominee Carl Paladino who's falling in polls. Andrew Cuomo's opened up a larger lead on Paladino whose public confrontation with a reporter appears to have hurt him. no New Yorkers are angry but not as much as GOP governor nominee Carl Paladino who's falling in polls. Andrew Cuomo's opened up a larger lead on Paladino whose public confrontation with a reporter appears to have hurt him.

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]]> House Race Sampling Shows GOP Lead In 11 Of 12 Contests But... A new survey of 12 congressional districts found GOP challengers leading in 11 of the contests. But the races were much tighter than many experts expected at this stage, with many of the small Republican leads within the margin of error. Wed, 06 Oct 2010 09:22:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2010/10/06/130373969/poll-of-12-house-races-shows-gop-lead-in-11-hope-for-dems?ft=1&f=125937410 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2010/10/06/130373969/poll-of-12-house-races-shows-gop-lead-in-11-hope-for-dems?ft=1&f=125937410 A new survey of 12 congressional districts found GOP challengers leading in 11 of the contests. But the races were much tighter than many experts expected at this stage, with many of the small Republican leads within the margin of error. no A new survey of 12 congressional districts found GOP challengers leading in 11 of the contests. But the races were much tighter than many experts expected at this stage, with many of the small Republican leads within the margin of error.

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]]> Young Voters Expect To Be Better Off Than Parents But Still Worry In a Rock the Vote poll, young voters said they expected to be financially better off than parents. Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:16:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2010/09/16/129906991/young-voters-concerned-about-economy-too?ft=1&f=125937410 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2010/09/16/129906991/young-voters-concerned-about-economy-too?ft=1&f=125937410 In a Rock the Vote poll, young voters said they expected to be financially better off than parents. no In a Rock the Vote poll, young voters said they expected to be financially better off than parents.

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]]> Is NPR Not Covering Obama's Slip in the Polls? A conservative media watchdog site, newsbusters.org, criticized NPR for not reporting on a poll that showed how President Obama had slipped in the polls. The Ombudsman's office looked into this and found something different. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:19:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2010/01/is_npr_not_covering_obamas_sli.html?ft=1&f=125937410 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2010/01/is_npr_not_covering_obamas_sli.html?ft=1&f=125937410 A conservative media watchdog site, newsbusters.org, criticized NPR for not reporting on a poll that showed how President Obama had slipped in the polls. The Ombudsman's office looked into this and found something different. no A conservative media watchdog site, newsbusters.org, criticized NPR for not reporting on a poll that showed how President Obama had slipped in the polls. The Ombudsman's office looked into this and found something different.

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