Tag: polling

THE FAILURE OF POLLS SHOULD REFOCUS US ON WHAT IS GOOD

BY ALEX MADAJIAN STAFF WRITER The most recent election was very close, but one thing has been decisive: the death of polling. The polling industry needed a solid win on an election night, and it just didn’t happen. After many…

MASON STUDENTS REACT TO POLLING FOR THE UPCOMING ELECTION

Students share conflicting thoughts on polling of 2020 presidential election BY BRAD BYRNE STAFF WRITER As the 2020 presidential election looms in the very near future, polling has become another topic of debate for this election. After some polling was…

The Washington Post and Schar School Partner to Conduct Polls

The Post and Mason’s Schar School create polling data for midterms BY ABIGAIL ADCOX, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR So far, the Washington Post-Schar School polls have proven to be highly accurate, successfully predicting the results of the 2016 presidential campaign in…

Mason Turns Out for Historic Virginia Election

A BREAKDOWN OF HOW STUDENTS VOTED IN THE 2017 RACE  By Michael Eberhart, News Editor A breakdown of how students voted in the 2017 race Virginia voters made their voices heard at the polls last week in the first major…