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Dubious Coal Industry Opinion Poll Says Educated Rich Support Coal

Timothy B. Hurst — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:13:12 +0000

According to a recent poll, 72% of Americans approve of coal-fired electricity. Of course, the poll was commissioned by the coal industry who only surveyed 600 “opinion elites.”

In early October, pollsters commissioned by the coal industry group American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) interviewed 600 individuals nationwide about their position on coal. But pollsters did not seek a random survey, rather they sought the preferences of so-called “opinion elites” nationwide.

Opinion elites are defined by pollsters as “adults with $80,000 or more in household income and a four-year college degree or more and a professional or managerial job title or a business owner and a high degree of involvement in politics and policy matters.”

But why an elite survey? The elite survey methodology is something that was experimented with by the social sciences in the middle part of the twentieth century and pretty much abandoned soon thereafter.

Presidential Debate: John McCain vs. Barack Obama - Who Won? [Poll]

Jerry James Stone — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:27:47 +0000

[Editor's Note: On the heels of our first RG&B debate poll conducted to gauge public opinion on the first and only vice-presidential debate, we've decided to follow up with a poll for the top of the ticket.]

John McCain and Barack Obama squared off in the second of three Presidential Debates this election season. Tell us who won and why?

Click Here to Answer the RG&B Poll Question: Who Won Tuesday Night’s Presidential Debate?

Sarah Palin vs. Joe Biden - Who Won? [poll]

Jerry James Stone — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 05:35:42 +0000

Sen. Joe Biden from Delaware and Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska square off in the Vice Presidential Debate, 9:00 p.m. Eastern. Join us after the debate to tell us who won and why?

Click Here to Answer the RG&B Poll Question: Who Won Thursday’s Vice-Presidential Debate?

Image source: Biden and Palin via Wikipedia