Gallup's poll methodology, Alsop concludes, comprised completely "defensible allowances" for non-voters and undecideds.
In fact, as Maloney points out, Gallup's poll methodology was extraordinarily egalitarian, and it gave vast swaths of the populace a voice in the pre-blog era, when only a small circle of élites were published.
Poll Methodology: Catholics for Choice commissioned this non-partisan and wide-ranging national survey dealing with both international and domestic issues.
Third, and most important, if the volatility is about voter preferences and not poll methodology, it reflects the fact that (as David Moore has been reminding us) as many as a third of registered voters are willing to say they are less than certain about their choice.
One can debate the merits of different polling methodologies — but in Ohio, it has been a debate between polls showing Mr. Obama ahead by a narrow margin, and those showing him on top by a somewhat larger one.
I don't mean to keep repeating this point about polling methodologies, but it really does seem to be the easiest way to unpack the state-level data right now.
Looking at rigorous qualitative measurement techniques, like recurring in-depth interviews or polling methodologies, will be pivotal to collecting and using these kinds of data to judge quality.
Moreover, they are watched by one of the largest voting groups -- the Millennials; and one can actually see which candidates are really ahead -- rather than solely relying on often antiquated polling methodologies loved by the traditional media outlets and pundits.
First, the problem was not a general failure of polling methodology.
But it is not just Brexit and Romney that have given polling methodology a bad name.
