Polls Apart: Upstart Firms May Be Gaining on Old-Line Pollsters

Sept. 27, 2006, 12 a.m.

It’s no secret that dueling methodologies have spawned bad blood between traditional pollsters and rivals such as SurveyUSA, Rasmussen Reports and Zogby International. But if the traditionalists were hoping to keep marginalizing firms that use pre-recorded phone calls rather than live interviewers (as SurveyUSA and Rasmussen do) or that conduct their polls online (as Zogby does), then the old-line pollsters seem to have failed.

Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel

Nov. 16, 12 a.m.

As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article