BuzzFeed - Buzz Tagged "polls" http://www.buzzfeed.com BuzzFeed, Find Your New Favorite Thing en Copyright 2012 BuzzFeed, Inc. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:17:48 -0500 editor@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) info@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) Do You Know Mitt Romney's Real First Name? http://www.buzzfeed.com/provincialelitist/do-you-know-mitt-romneys-real-first-name Forty-four percent of Americans still don't know what Mitt Romney's actual first name is. Do you?

Source: cbsnews.com  /  via: think-progress

LINK: Want to know the answer?

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/provincialelitist/do-you-know-mitt-romneys-real-first-name Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:02:09 -0500 <b>Forty-four percent of Americans still don&#39;t know what Mitt Romney&#39;s actual first name is.</b> Do you? provincialelitist nonadult nonadult nonadult The 2012 Republican Presidential Race Has A New Leader http://www.buzzfeed.com/provincialelitist/the-2012-republican-presidential-race-has-a-new-le The results are shocking, I know.

Undecided/No Opinion/Don't Know is going to have a hard time fitting their running mate's name on the bumperstickers...

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/provincialelitist/the-2012-republican-presidential-race-has-a-new-le Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:22:31 -0400 <b>The results are shocking, I know.</b> provincialelitist nonadult nonadult Undecided/No Opinion/Don&#39;t Know is going to have a hard time fitting their running mate&#39;s name on the bumperstickers... nonadult nonadult nonadult nonadult nonadult Superdoofs Of The Super Congress http://www.buzzfeed.com/provincialelitist/superdoofs-of-the-super-congress

The Daily Show looks the new debt crisis congressional “supercommittee” and the “amazing powers” they posses. At least find out how Sen. John “The Trickler” Kyl got his superhero name.

Via: thedailyshow.com

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/provincialelitist/superdoofs-of-the-super-congress Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:17:54 -0400 <b><em>The Daily Show</em> looks the new debt crisis congressional &ldquo;supercommittee" and the "amazing powers" they posses.</b> At least find out how Sen. John "The Trickler" Kyl got his superhero name. provincialelitist nonadult Michele Bachman Now Leading In Iowa http://www.buzzfeed.com/toddvanluling/bachman-is-now-leading-in-iowa Bachman's popularity in Iowa is now in overdrive as her numbers have soared past Mitt Romney according to The Iowa Republican . Although early poll results such as this aren't indicative of too much, the reality of a Bachman Republican nomination does seem to becoming more and more real by the day…

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Via: nymag.com

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/toddvanluling/bachman-is-now-leading-in-iowa Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:43:38 -0400 <b> Bachman&#39;s popularity in Iowa is now in overdrive as her numbers have soared past Mitt Romney according to <a href="http://theiowarepublican.com/2011/tir-poll-bachmann-overtakes-romney-in-iowa/">The Iowa Republican</a>. </b> Although early poll results such as this aren&#39;t indicative of too much, the reality of a Bachman Republican nomination does seem to becoming more and more real by the day... toddvanluling nonadult Top 20 Achievements Of President Obama http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/top-20-achievements-of-president-obama Barack Obama refuses to “spike the football,” so we'll do it for him. This list is in no particular order and by no means comprehensive. Achievement unlocked: Reelection.

  1. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, makes it illegal for employers to pay unequal wages to men and women who perform equal work.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/top-20-achievements-of-president-obama Thu, 12 May 2011 10:45:29 -0400 <b>Barack Obama refuses to "spike the football," so we&#39;ll do it for him.</b> This list is in no particular order and by no means comprehensive. Achievement unlocked: Reelection. gavon nonadult American Opinion About The Mission To Take Down Bin Laden http://www.buzzfeed.com/ashleybaccam/americans-opinions-about-the-mission-to-take-down

USA Today/Gallup poll asked Americans their opinions about the mission to kill Osama bin Laden, and Good displayed the info succinctly in a nice infographic. It seems that most Americans approve that bin Laden was killed.

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  1. Via Good
]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/ashleybaccam/americans-opinions-about-the-mission-to-take-down Thu, 05 May 2011 16:26:29 -0400 <b>USA Today/Gallup poll asked Americans their opinions about the mission to kill Osama bin Laden, and Good displayed the info succinctly in a nice infographic.</b> It seems that most Americans approve that bin Laden was killed. ashleybaccam nonadult Why Gays Have Power http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/why-gays-have-power Here's a recent poll from some conservative family values website .

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/why-gays-have-power Fri, 08 Apr 2011 10:04:00 -0400 Here&#39;s a recent poll from some conservative family values <a href="http://onenewsnow.com/">website</a>. mjs538 nonadult 46% Of Republicans In Mississippi Think Interracial Marriages Should Be Illegal http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/46-of-republicans-in-mississippi-think-interracia Yiiiiikes.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/46-of-republicans-in-mississippi-think-interracia Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:16:17 -0400 Yiiiiikes. mjs538 nonadult Things Americans Believe In http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/things-americans-believe-in 18% of Americans believe the sun revolves around the earth. 18%!!!!!!!

  1. 80% believe in miracles

    Source.

  2. 79% believe the earth revolves around the sun

    Source.

  3. 58% believe the Iraq war was a mistake

  4. 50% believe gay marriage should be legal

  5. 45% believe in legal abortion

  6. 44% believe in legalizing marijuana

  7. 41% believe in ESP

    Source.

  8. 41% believe football is the best sport

  9. 39% believe in evolution

    Source.

  10. 37% believe houses can be haunted

    Source.

  11. 37% believe Sarah Palin is qualified for President

    Source.

  12. 36% follow politics very closely

  13. 32% believe the spirits of dead people can come back in certain places/situations

    Source.

  14. 32% believe in UFOs

    Source.

  15. 31% believe in telepathy

    Source.

  16. 28% of Americans are Teabaggers

    Source.

  17. 27% have an unfavorable view of Michelle Obama

    Source.

  18. 25% have confidence in newspapers

    Source.

  19. 25% believe in Astrology

    Source.

  20. 21% believe that people can communicate mentally with someone who has died

    Source.

  21. 21% believe in witches

    Source.

  22. 20% believe in reincarnation

    Source.

  23. 18% believe Barack Obama is a Muslim

    Source.

  24. 18% believe the sun revolves around the earth

    Source.

  25. 16% have no religion

  26. 9% believe in channeling/allowing a 'spirit-being' to temporarily assume control of body

    Source.

  27. 2% admire Glenn Beck more than any other man

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/things-americans-believe-in Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:07:51 -0400 <b>18% of Americans believe the sun revolves around the earth.</b> 18%!!!!!!! mjs538 nonadult How To Report A Poll http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/how-to-report-a-poll A few simple suggestions for the folks in the news media from someone who's taken a basic statistics course. According to my gut feeling, only 55% of readers who find this Geeky will also find it LOL.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/how-to-report-a-poll Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:06:31 -0500 <b>A few simple suggestions for the folks in the news media from someone who&#39;s taken a basic statistics course.</b> According to my gut feeling, only 55% of readers who find this Geeky will also find it LOL. expresident nonadult Most Amazing Poll Ever http://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/most-amazing-poll-ever I can't believe what Gallup has uncovered about the Republican Party…

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/most-amazing-poll-ever Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:13:23 -0400 I can&#39;t believe what Gallup has uncovered about the Republican Party... scott nonadult Victory Within Reach For Obama http://www.buzzfeed.com/yahoo/a-campaign-for-the-ages-tilting-toward-democrats

Yahoo’s most emailed story: “Counting down to Election Day, Barack Obama appears within reach of becoming the nation’s first black president.”

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/yahoo/a-campaign-for-the-ages-tilting-toward-democrats Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:42:03 -0400 Yahoo's most emailed story: "Counting down to Election Day, Barack Obama appears within reach of becoming the nation's first black president." yahoo nonadult Bear Market For McCain http://www.buzzfeed.com/jonah/bear-market-for-mccain McCain’s popularity is crashing right along with the stock market.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/jonah/bear-market-for-mccain Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:43:33 -0400 McCain's popularity is crashing right along with the stock market. jonah nonadult Blackberry Vs. Wifey http://www.buzzfeed.com/eliot/blackberry-vs-wifey

Of 6500 professional men surveyed by Sheraton Hotels, 35 percent of them preferred their Blackberries to their wives.

The Best Links:

  1. The Poll Results
  2. Personal Digital Assistants Vs. Private Displays Of Affection
  3. Are Ladies Just As Addicted As Men?
  4. Is Your BlackBerry Ruining Your Sex Life?
  5. A Psychologist Can Salvage Your Relationship: “Turn It Off.”
]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/eliot/blackberry-vs-wifey Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:38:29 -0400 Of 6500 professional men surveyed by Sheraton Hotels, 35 percent of them preferred their Blackberries to their wives. eliot nonadult Electoral College Horse Race Graph http://www.buzzfeed.com/jonah/electoral-college-horse-race-graph A cool visualization technique adds up the polls in all the states, shows the margin of error in the data, and let’s you see at a glance the chances of each candidate getting the 270 electoral college votes need to win on election day.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/jonah/electoral-college-horse-race-graph Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:45:48 -0400 A cool visualization technique adds up the polls in all the states, shows the margin of error in the data, and let's you see at a glance the chances of each candidate getting the 270 electoral college votes need to win on election day. jonah nonadult FiveThirtyEight.com http://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/fivethirtyeightcom

An electoral poll aggregator that tries to adjust for a poll's historical performance.

The Best Links:

  1. Calling All Election Stats Dorks
  2. FiveThirtyEight.com: Electoral Projections Done Right
  3. Instant Election Meter - Featured on BuzzFeed
]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/fivethirtyeightcom Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:58:24 -0400 An electoral poll aggregator that tries to adjust for a poll&#39;s historical performance. scott nonadult McCain Pulls Ahead? http://www.buzzfeed.com/jonah/mccain-pulls-ahead The post-convention bounce gives McCain a 10 point lead according to one poll but the actual data tells a more complicated story.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/jonah/mccain-pulls-ahead Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:57:40 -0400 The post-convention bounce gives McCain a <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-09-07-poll_N.htm">10 point lead</a> according to one poll but the actual data tells a more complicated story. jonah nonadult Instant Election Meter http://www.buzzfeed.com/nickdouglas/instant-election-meter-t

A one-stop microsite with recent poll results, electoral college predictors, and feeds from Twitter, blogs, and the news.

The Best Links:

  1. Historical Bush Approval Rates
  2. perspctv
  3. RealClearPolitics Polls
  4. New York Times Election Guide
]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/nickdouglas/instant-election-meter-t Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:33:39 -0400 A one-stop microsite with recent poll results, electoral college predictors, and feeds from Twitter, blogs, and the news. nickdouglas nonadult People's Court Raw http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/peoples-court-raw

A website that lets you upload videos representing two different sides of an argument, and then let the audience vote for which side they’re on.

The Best Links:

  1. What Does Harvey Levin (Producer of TMZ.com) Have to Do With It?
  2. The Official Site
  3. Watch the Instructional Video on How It Works
]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/peoples-court-raw Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:08:08 -0400 A <a href="http://www.peoplescourtraw.com/">website</a> that lets you upload videos representing two different sides of an argument, and then let the audience vote for which side they're on. peggy nonadult