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- This Populist Democrat (and Distant Cousin of Elvis) Could Become Mississippi’s Next Governor: With the Republican-run state in disarray, polls suggest Brandon Presley has a real shot at defeating Governor Tate Reeves this year. https://newrepublic.com/article/171059/brandon-presley-populist-democrat-mississippi-governor 47 comments politics
- Biden’s polling lead adds to market fears the economy will need to wait until next year for stimulus https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/28/bidens-polling-lead-adds-to-market-fears-the-economy-will-need-to-wait-until-next-year-for-stimulus.html 26 comments politics
- Poll: 57 percent of Americans think next president, Senate should fill Ginsburg vacancy https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/518257-poll-57-percent-of-americans-think-next-president-senate-should-fill-ginsburg 5 comments politics
- Majority says winner of presidential election should nominate next Supreme Court justice, Post-ABC poll finds https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/poll-supreme-court-ginsburg-trump-biden/2020/09/25/0f634e6c-fe6a-11ea-8d05-9beaaa91c71f_story.html 34 comments politics
- DNC rejects Yang's request for new polls ahead of next debate https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/476240-dnc-rejects-yangs-request-for-new-polls-ahead-of-next-debate 328 comments politics
- Biden gets polling boost heading into next Democratic debate https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/474551-biden-gets-polling-boost-heading-into-next-democratic-debate 105 comments politics
- Voters want neither Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt to be the next PM, poll shows https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/next-prime-minister-voters-boris-johnson-jeremy-hunt-poll-a8992486.html 245 comments worldnews
- 'I Won't Decide Next Congress President': Sulking Since Poll Debacle, Rahul Gandhi Confirms Exit Plans https://www.news18.com/news/politics/i-wont-decide-next-congress-president-rahul-gandhi-confirms-exit-plans-2195631.html 4 comments india
- After Kremlin raises eyebrow, state poll shows Putin's trust rating surging - The next day VTsIOM said public trust in Putin had rocketed to 72.3% - over double its previous level - under a new “closed” methodology in which Russians were asked whether or not they trusted Putin by name. https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-russia-putin-poll/after-kremlin-raises-eyebrow-state-poll-shows-putins-trust-rating-surging-idukkcn1t1213 6 comments worldnews
- Turkish economic growth to miss government targets this year and next: Reuters poll https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-economy-poll/turkish-economic-growth-to-miss-government-targets-this-year-and-next-reuters-poll-iduskbn1f70uz 4 comments europe
- Lok Sabha elections to be advanced to sync with state polls next year? http://m.timesofindia.com/india/ls-elections-to-be-advanced-to-sync-with-state-polls-next-year/articleshow/60050316.cms 2 comments india
- Schulz gains strong lead against Merkel (50% vs 34%), majority of Germans wants SPD to lead next government, SPD gains +8% in latest poll. http://www.tagesschau.de/inland/deutschlandtrend-723.html 508 comments europe
- Moldova's presidential election will go to a run-off next month after a pro-Russian candidate narrowly failed to secure a majority of votes. Sunday's poll was the first direct presidential election in Moldova for 20 years. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37814503 5 comments worldnews
- Quick poll on the next team to win a first Champions League title http://www.poll-maker.com/poll825503x10764c11-33 15 comments soccer
- Poll: Israelis believe next president will be better than Obama http://www.jpost.com/israel-news/poll-israelis-believe-next-president-will-be-better-than-obama-452204 33 comments worldnews
- Sources tell POLITICO that former President Bill Clinton's "Hillary for America" fundraising swing to Silicon Valley and San Francisco next week is off; with polls showing Iowa's too close for comfort, he'll be staying there instead to help Hillary Clinton fend off the Bernie Sanders challenge http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/california-playbook/2016/01/politico-california-playbook-no-frills-state-of-state-oscar-troubles-continued-bill-clinton-cancels-212307 82 comments politics
- Bihar polls: Wave in favour of BJP, will form next government, says Mulayam Singh Yadav http://zeenews.india.com/news/bihar/bihar-polls-wave-in-favour-of-bjp-will-form-next-government-says-mulayam-singh-yadav_1809229.html 3 comments india
- Rahul Gandhi favourite to be next Prime Minister: TV Poll [Old] http://www.hindustantimes.com/newdelhi/rahul-gandhi-favourite-to-be-next-prime-minister-tv-poll/article1-730808.aspx 3 comments india
- Village bachelors in northern India are demanding brides for votes in state polls next month because of a shortage of women after decades of illegal abortions of female fetuses. This also has resulted in a rise in rape, human trafficking and polyandry, experts say. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/25/us-foundation-india-women-brides-idinkcn0hk1t820140925?feedtype=rss&feedname=topnews 32 comments worldnews
- Florida Governor Rick Scott is highly unpopular with voters, and polls show him losing his reelection race next year to any generic Democrat. But now that at least one Democratic challenger has emerged, it appears that the Democrats may already be shooting themselves in the foot. http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/06/florida-dems-snub-their-own-challenger-rick-scott 3 comments politics
- [Poll] What are your thoughts on overtime / the shootout? (Revised) Results will be shared next week. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ikfu6tgyqwg6fzhue36wk90peztwppo4bcwg7nqn_my/viewform 80 comments hockey
- Cash transfers can power Congress to victory in next two polls: Rahul Gandhi - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/cash-transfers-can-power-congress-to-victory-in-next-two-polls-rahul-gandhi/articleshow/17620492.cms? 3 comments india
- Ongoing InfoQ poll: "What's Your Next JVM Language?" http://www.infoq.com/research/next-jvm-language 3 comments scala
- "The US dollar will lose its status as the global reserve currency over the next 25 years, according to a survey of central bank reserve managers who collectively control more than $8,000bn. More than half the managers, who were polled by UBS, predicted that the dollar would be replaced by a" http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/23183a78-a0c6-11e0-b14e-00144feabdc0.html 3 comments worldnews
- The Battle of Trafalgar Square: The poll tax riots revisited -- London's poll tax riot, 20 years ago next week, has come to symbolise the end of Thatcherism. But how was it for those involved? http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/the-battle-of-trafalgar-square-the-poll-tax-riots-revisited-1926873.html 6 comments history
- Fuck it, Lets see what the people really choose in a poll for the next president.\ http://www.polldaddy.com/p/919904/ 4 comments politics
- Poll shows Penny Mordaunt would win runoff to become next UK PM https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/poll-shows-penny-mordaunt-would-win-runoff-become-next-uk-pm-2022-07-13/ 2 comments europe
- 'Next generation of poll workers': Young people are stepping up during the pandemic. It might avert a crisis https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/24/election-2020-teens-step-up-poll-workers-during-pandemic/3480630001/ 18 comments politics
- Democrats’ Next Debate Is One Poll Away From Being Split Over Two Nights (Again) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/21/us/politics/next-democratic-debate.html 30 comments politics
- Ireland's voters are deciding who should lead them for the next five years as polls suggest the outcome could be a hung parliament https://www.news.com.au/world/breaking-news/ireland-votes-amid-austerity-anger/news-story/1862fd96d0ef0531c9b00a9f30113fc0 6 comments europes
- Iceland's Pirate Party takes big lead in polls ahead of election next year http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/iceland-pirate-party-takes-big-lead-in-polls-ahead-of-election-next-year-a6834366.html 20 comments worldnews
- Fearing West, Putin pledges biggest military buildup since cold war: Vladimir Putin, less than two weeks away from presidential polls, pledged $772 billion on arms over the next decade. http://www.csmonitor.com/world/europe/2012/0220/fearing-west-putin-pledges-biggest-military-buildup-since-cold-war 14 comments worldnews
- Iowa Polling to Test Paul’s Move to Mainstream — Representative Ron Paul has a message for the ardent followers who read his books with a highlighter & donate to his fund-raising “money bombs” on the Internet: Winning the Iowa Straw Poll next month would “rock the establishment.” http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/27/us/politics/27paul.html?_r=1&hp 4 comments politics
- If you don't want to vote for any candidate go to the polls and turn in an empty ballot. Your name address and age are recorded and next year the politicians will be more likely to court your vote. Meaning next year you may actually have a candidate you like. http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/cvv7t/know_why_we_cant_legalize_filesharing_marijuana/c0voa85 65 comments politics
- Conservatives Loudly Boo The Only Republican Who Believes In Constitutional Govt - The [CPAC] crowd booed loudly when the results of the poll were revealed. Ron Paul’s win embarrassed conference organizers...since [Paul] is not viewed as a serious contender in the next presidential race. http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docid=news-000003295218&topic=feature 20 comments politics
- Black Democrats overwhelmingly support Joe Biden to be the party's next presidential nominee: poll https://www.salon.com/2019/09/04/black-democrats-overwhelmingly-support-joe-biden-to-be-the-partys-next-presidential-nominee-poll/ 348 comments politics
- Ahead of next phase of Bihar polls, Arvind Kejriwal tweets telling people to vote for Nitish - Firstpost http://www.firstpost.com/politics/ahead-of-third-phase-of-bihar-polls-kejriwal-mamata-make-a-pitch-for-nitish-2484078.html?utm_source=fp_top_news 24 comments india
- A majority of Americans believe it should be up to President Barack Obama to nominate the next U.S. Supreme Court justice, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found on Thursday, with opinion divided along ideological party lines. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-obama-poll-iduskcn0vs170 12 comments politics
- Republicans have passed onerous polling place photo ID requirements in about a dozen states but voters will be able to cast their ballot in next Tuesday's "First-in-the-Nation" Republican Iowa caucuses without bothering to show a photo ID. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brad-friedman/republicans-require-no-ph_b_1173283.html 12 comments politics