When You Assume, You Make a Mess Out of Your Poll

It's a bit difficult to reconcile the results of three questions from the new Washington Post/ABC News poll on health care reform Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Sep 14, 2009 - 4:07 AM PDT
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Sep 14, 2009 - 8:56 AM PDT

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Derek Hawkins
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by Derek Hawkins - Sep. 14, 2009

However, this is not the only interpretation — and it may not be the correct one. One problem is that both the poll and the article assume that the public assumes ... More »

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Merida
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by Merida - Sep. 15, 2009

It presents facts that support a political system that has not been correctly treated in the general media.

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