Rob Daves took over the Minnesota Poll in 1987. I have never met Rob Daves. Either, to the best of my knowledge, has anyone else. I don’t know that his alt-media bete noir, Scott Johnson, has even met him, despite … Continue reading
We’ve been discussing the MPR/Humphrey Institute and Minnesota polls for the past two weeks. Indeed, it’s been one of the ongoing “go to” subjects of this blog for almost eight years now. Why? Because while the polls themselves are risible, … Continue reading
It’s almost become a cliche, among conservative observers of Minnesota elections. You’re supporting a Republican. You know the race is close. You can feel the race is close. And the final Humprhey and Minnesota polls come out, and the DFLer … Continue reading
The Hubert H. Humphrey Institute is a combination public-policy study program and think tank at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Named for the patriarch of the Democratic Farmer-Labor party – a forties-era amalgamation of traditional Democrats and neo-wobbly Farmer-Labor … Continue reading
My interest in the Minnesota Poll as an individual institution started right about the time I started this blog, six or eight years ago. Now bear in mind that I, Mitch Berg, have made skepticism of the media at least … Continue reading