Search Results for “polls” – William M. Briggs

Why The Polls Are Wrong: Updates

This was originally written for a normie audience. See updates below. Polls Predict Biden On the evening of October 29th, The Economist updated their poll-based election forecast model. It gave…

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Stream: Why The Polls Stunk Up The Place

Today's post is at the Stream: Why The Polls Stunk Up The Place. Boy, were the pros' polls and predictions lousy. And not just lousy, malodorous. And worse than malodorous,…

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Media Lying With Polls? Is The Pope…Er…Ah, Never Mind

Today's post is at The Stream: Be Skeptical of the Polls: Is the media lying to boost Hillary? Note: I'm putting the Summary Against Modern Thought Sunday series on hiatus…

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Stream: Are Polls Underestimating Trump’s True Support?

Today's post is at the Stream: Are Polls Underestimating Trump's True Support? The press in 1980 did their best to scupper Ronald Reagan. They said he was an "extremist" and…

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Chesterton On Polls

I was led by Dale Ahlquist, president of the American Chesterton Society, to an article by Chesterton on the kinds of statistics used in polls. Here is an excerpt (the…

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Cheating With Polls Down Under. Guest Post by Stephen Dawson

Today's post is from our friend Stephen Dawson, who writes at hifi-writer.com. I scheduled this in advance, knowing I'd be suffering jet lag. Professor Will Steffen from the Australian National…

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The Final Polls & Predictions: What’s The Difference Between Polls And Models?

There are two ways to forecast the election: polls and models. Polls are easy: go out and ask who will vote for whom, tally the results, and print 'em. As…

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How Presidential Polls Work: D+7 or R-3 And All That

Unleash the polls! No, I don't mean the men who bravely served under Grand Duke of Lithuania Władysław II Jagiełło (free bad joke of the day!), but those election omens…

Uncle Mike on The Triumph Of The FeminineOctober 22, 2025
I've always been appalled by the Lesbians for Abortion lobby. These "gals" don't produce babies (biological truth, Ketanji). So none…
Milton Hathaway on The Triumph Of The FeminineOctober 22, 2025
I felt an intense stab of searing phantom pain at first sight of the cover photo. I've heard that women…
Cary Cotterman on The Triumph Of The FeminineOctober 22, 2025
I think there should be extra credit for dotting I's with tiny circles, flowers, or hearts. Not knowing when you…
CorkyAgain on The Triumph Of The FeminineOctober 22, 2025
I've been trying to find a way to work in a reference to Ringo's "I've Got Blisters on My Fingers"…
Sid Porter on The Triumph Of The FeminineOctober 22, 2025
Briggs, can I suggest a volume for the reading list? Retitle copies of The Book of Italian War Heroes with…