Tuesday night’s election outcome in New Hampshire surprised many Americans, but it didn’t shock me one bit. Why? Because I’m one of those unseen individuals the polling firms should blame for the discrepancies between election-day forecasts and the results that followed the first-in-the-nation Democratic Primary. I’m a political opinion poll dancer. I should not be [...]
‘Poll Dancer’ Takes Credit for Primary Surprise
January 9th, 2008 · 19 Comments
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Future of News Explained to Conservatives
January 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Anyone can predict the future. To predict the future of news, however, one needs to look into the past or, stealing a phrase from Hollywood, BACK TO THE FUTURE. Steve Boriss is doing just that at Washington University in St. Louis. The bearer of a now-dusty, 23-year-old journalism school degree who has spent most of [...]
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‘Don’t Take Candy From Strangers’
January 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Half-joking this morning, I cautioned my fourth-grader not to take candy from strangers as he walked out the front door en route to his school bus stop 50 yards from our front door. In response, he said, “Okay, I’ll only take broccoli.” The fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree, does it.
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