OH, THANK HEAVEN: Every four years, Gallop and Pew bill millions of dollars to poll a representative sample of likely voters and thereby precisely forecast the next leader of the free world. By why should they be able to hog the spotlight? In the hammy world of hype, you don’t really need anything as [cough] scientific or expensive or frankly complicated as all that statistical mumbo jumbo. A decent gimmick will do just fine. Read More