Polls

As the way we use our phones changes, pollsters get left behind.

People like what's in the Common Core much better when it's not called "Common Core."

Polls drew a lot of eyeballs to media sites this election, but creating a good poll isn't so easy.

Gallup's editor-in-chief on last night's election results and the rise of poll "aggregators."

Edison Research will divert resources from largely predictable states to swing states, 'where the news is.'

Gallup editor-in-chief Frank Newport addresses recent criticism of Gallup's polling.

Gallup's national daily tracking poll gained some attention this past week. Some critics say the poll, which shows a solid lead for Governor Mitt Romney, is out-of-step with other national polls that indicate the race is much closer.

Nate Silver, who tracks polls at the New York Times blog Five Thirty Eight, says that technology is great for forecasting political races, if we use it correctly.

The complicated world of election polling.

After the first presidential debate on Wednesday, the political polling season is about to kick into high gear. Why polls matter, and why we like them so much.