Proloy Bhatta is the owner of usaelectionpolls.com, a website that aggregates poll information for political races, from local to national. Bhatta speculates on the accuracy of polls and explains why it's important to gather a wide range of information before believing what's in the news.
Our poll on A Trump-Style Pitch asked you to decide what you'd do if you were an ad agency exec hired to promote a celebrity-endorsed product, only to find out that what your client was really selling was the old bait-and-switch scheme. So far, about 50 percent...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WHEN ASKED what our expectation of an ideal spouse is, we are full of ideas and expectations. We are more guarded when asked about our expectation of an ideal boss. This is perhaps because an ideal boss resides in Neverland. If, on the other...
LEADING ARTICLE THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS S even months ago, the Liberal Democrats chose Nick Clegg to lead them because he is the sort of personable, sensible man you would not mind meeting in a pub. The elder statesman's gravitas of his predecessor, Sir...
NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings confirms the 'AA-/F1+' rating assigned to the $91,000,000 Illinois Finance Authority pollution control revenue refunding bonds Commonwealth Edison Company Project, series 2008F. On the effective date of July 23, 2008, the rating will be based on a substitute letter of credit LOC issued by the...
HSBC reports findings of inaugural survey of under-researched market segment, representing nearly $6 trillion in sales and employing 32 million * Two-thirds (67%) of senior executives say sales abroad to grow faster than U.S. * Nearly half (49%) intend to raise international sales targets ...
HARARE AFP — Zimbabwe's inflation rate, already the world's highest, hit an astronomical 2.2 million percent Wednesday after Robert Mugabe's re-election in a one-man poll critics had said the nation could ill afford. After months of silence on the inflation rate, central bank governor Gideon Gono let slip...
MS&L/PRWeek Survey Reveals 75% of Marketers Expect Spending on New Media and Online Initiatives to Increase in the Next Year NEW YORK -- It is clear that digital marketing is becoming more and more prevalent and popular in the marketing industry, but is it also possible that the...
WASHINGTON AFP — American voters remain divided by race before a presidential election that will have the first black nominee from a major party on the ballot, a new poll showed on Wednesday. Blacks and whites hold much different views of Democrat Barack Obama, who is vying to...
WASHINGTON AFP — Barack Obama's camp branded Republican rival John McCain's Afghanistan plans as "surreal" on Wednesday in a sharp new twist to a crucial political struggle over US war strategy and foreign policy. McCain's camp fired back that his Democratic White House foe was making policy blindly...
Michael Jordan and Brett Favre Take #2 and #3 Positions as Favorite Sport Star among U.S. Adults ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Americans and Canadians share more than a borderOthey also agree on their favorite sports star. According to both a new Harris Poll and Harris/Decima survey released today, Tiger...
Travelocity Compares 2008 Travel Predictions to Actual Consumer Travel Behavior SOUTHLAKE, Texas -- Travelocity: Forecast Poll vs. Current Data In Travelocity's annual Forecast Poll (Jan '08) travelers responded to questions about how higher costs would impact their vacation plans for the coming year. But,...
MADRID AFP — A plan for a referendum on self-determination in Spain's northern Basque Country became law in the region Tuesday, setting the stage for a confrontation with the government in Madrid which has termed the poll illegal. The plan envisages the recognition by Madrid of the right...
In the current, semi-feverish atmosphere, there are daily reports of apocalyptic scenarios ranging from the dramatic removal of Gordon Brown to the virtual wipe-out of Labour as a political force at the next election. But what is the thinking on the other side of this speculative volcanic eruption? More precisely,...
Daughter of Miles Lord and Veteran DFL'er Seeks to Boost Chances of Defeating Norm Coleman by Focusing Debate on Issues Critical to All Americans SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- Priscilla Lord Faris - a fourth-generation Minnesotan whose family has deep roots in local, state and national politics and DFL...
First-of-its-kind Research Reinforces Importance of Regular Check-Ups HOUSTON, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- What do maintaining proper tire pressure and healthy blood pressure have in common? A recent poll reveals that Americans place nearly equal importance on vehicle health and personal health. Results of the nationwide survey(1) commissioned...
Cosmetic Dental Expert Says Sen. Obama May Have an Edge With A Wider Smile and Larger Teeth FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama's is out smiling his Republican opponent John McCain by more than two to one in Florida's first Presidential...
Survey Results Capture Perspectives of People Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Physicians Treating the Condition over a Span of 30 Years HORSHAM, Pa., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Emotional and physical limitations are significant challenges cited by people diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis RA, according to the results released...
Do you still practice the same religion your family did when you were growing up? How readers responded to the Advocate.compoll question featured in the June 17 issue ofThe AdvocateYes 22%No 78% "I was raised Southern Baptist. There is no way I would participate in...
Issue a Roadblock to Acceptance of Electronic Health Record Systems ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- According to The Harris Poll([R]), four percent or an estimated nine million American adults believe that they or a family member have had confidential personal medical information either lost or stolen. Results of the poll...
