Brendan Nyhan

Month: July 2015

  • New NYT: How to follow presidential polls

    From my new Upshot column: The onslaught of presidential polls has already begun. You may be tempted to avoid the polling deluge, but the results of these surveys do influence the campaign, including who will get invited to the first G.O.P. debate. That’s why we want to show you how to read (or ignore) the

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  • New NYT: Hillary Clinton *is* likable enough

    From my new Upshot column: Is Hillary Rodham Clinton in trouble? You would think so from the coverage of recent polls showing that her unfavorable ratings have increased nationally and in key states. Multiple media outlets and pundits have suggested that her personal unpopularity 20 months before the presidential election is a major problem for

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