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Tag Archives: Research Polling Retrospectives

A new Seattle-area airport isn’t feasible — let’s focus on conservation and high speed rail

Excerpt:	There is no "acceptable site" for a big brand new airport anywhere in this region, and no amount of research, planning, or consultation can change that. The state could spend a fortune on more studies and outreach and it wouldn't make a difference.
Published at:	9:30 AM on Saturday, June 10th, 2023
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Policy Topics, Public Planning
Other Tags:	Transportation
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How sound data enabled NPI to anticipate a big Democratic victory in the 2022 midterms

Excerpt:	This retrospective looks at NPI's 2021-2022 research and explains why, in January of 2022, we assessed that the 2022 midterms could be more like 2018 than 2010 or 2014.
Published at:	4:30 PM on Saturday, January 28th, 2023
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Meta
Tags:	Research Polling Retrospectives
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NYT admits its midterms coverage was wrongly wedded to a “red wave” narrative

Excerpt:	"Not for the first time, a warped understanding of the contours of a national election had come to dominate the views of political operatives, donors, journalists and, in some cases, the candidates themselves," the story penned by the trio of Jim Rutenberg, Ken Bensinger, and Steve Eder acknowledged.
Published at:	1:15 PM on Saturday, December 31st, 2022
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Elections, Media & Culture
Other Tags:	Media Criticism, WA-Sen
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The November midterm results are (mostly) in. How do they compare to our 2022 polling?

Excerpt:	In this retrospective, NPI's founder and executive director assesses what our 2022 electoral poll findings were able to tell us about state and county-level races on the midterms ballot.
Published at:	4:30 PM on Friday, November 18th, 2022
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Elections
Other Tags:	Even-Year Elections, WA-Counties, WA-Exec, WA-Sen
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Jim Ferrell falsely labels NPI’s Prosecuting Attorney contest research a “push poll”

Excerpt:	Asked about our finding during an appearance on Jason Rantz's right wing talk show this week, Ferrell inexplicably went on the attack, falsely denouncing NPI's research as "a push poll" and declaring himself the victim of unfair practices.
Published at:	4:53 PM on Friday, August 12th, 2022
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Elections
Other Tags:	WA-Counties
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The November general results are (mostly) in. How do they line up with our Seattle polling?

Excerpt:	In this retrospective, NPI's founder and executive director assesses what our October 2021 poll findings were able to tell us about the November general election in the Emerald City.
Published at:	9:04 PM on Friday, November 12th, 2021
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Elections
Tags:	Research Polling Retrospectives
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NPI, Change Research discuss how to read and assess this year’s Seattle electoral polling

Excerpt:	In this Q&A, NPI founder Andrew Villeneuve and Change Research Senior Survey Data Analyst Ben Greenfield talk about best practices for interpreting poll data, like the surveys of Seattle that Change fielded for NPI this year.
Published at:	3:43 PM on Friday, October 22nd, 2021
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Announcements
Tags:	Research Polling Retrospectives
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The August Top Two results are (mostly) in. How do they line up with our Seattle polling?

Excerpt:	In this retrospective, NPI's founder and executive director assesses what our July 2021 poll findings were able to tell us about the August 2021 Top Two election in the Emerald City.
Published at:	6:30 PM on Friday, August 13th, 2021
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Elections
Other Tags:	WA-Cities
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NPI’s 2020 polling correctly foreshadowed the result in every Washington statewide race

Excerpt:	None of Washington State's 2020 statewide races are in doubt as of the third day of counting and tabulating. The winners, without exception, are what NPI's research suggested they would be.
Published at:	1:04 PM on Friday, November 6th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Elections
Other Tags:	WA-Ballot, WA-Exec, WA-Gov
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