This one's going out to Williamsburg...

At last, an opportunity to post about a subject that is poll related and to provide a direly needed boost to my indie street cred. So ya'll should feel free to unplug yourselves from your Bright Eyes or Modest Mouse or Tim Mcgraw or whatever and pay attention for however many moments your far-too-short hipster attention span can spare.

A recent BBC news poll found that the group The Bravery is 2005's most promising act. What, you say? You've never heard of them? Dude. I'm just gonna give up. You think I can't see through that trucker hat and track jacket? Well I can. I know that iPod mini is filled with Bling 182 and Mariah Carey. You can't fool me.

And, hey, I totally understand. Glitter, anyone?

Boost for Bloomberg?

Sorry if the post is a little NYC-centric today. What, you say? There is something going on down in DC today? Well, does it have a poll associated with it? Thought not.

It is a pretty tough act being mayor of the "big apple" after the ever popular Rudy (no, not this Rudy). And for a while, it looked like Mayor Bloomberg might have some stiff competition come this year's mayoral race.

But things are looking up for Bloomy. A new Quinnipiac University poll shows Bloomberg tied in popularity with former Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer - his highest rating yet. He is running ahead of the other Democratic challengers as well. This is quite a change from his relatively low approval ratings, (31 percent) in the summer of 2003.

Me, I put my money on the guy with the, err, money.

Poll Wars: A New Hope

Yes, I am that much of a dork. But I just wanted to give you the heads up about a new survey conducted for the AP by Ipsos-Public Affairs. The findings?

Apparently Americans are hopefuly for President Bush's second term, while apprehensive about the future of Iraq.

I'm Back!!!

Yes, after a relaxing and, I might say, well deserved hiatus, I'm back with all the Ashlee Simpson polling news you can handle. There are going to be a few changes around here. For one, all political polling articles will now be replaced with Ashlee Simpson articles.

Just kidding. Sort of. Now that the election is over, and you can all go back to sleep for another four years, I'm going to be doing a little more focusing on the sleezy, celebrity themed polls you know and love. Ashton Kutcher? Check. Gary Coleman? Check. Did I mentioned Ashton Kutcher already?

For today, however, I'm going to ring in the New Year with one more ole' political polling article (though I promise to do others from time to time).

Wired has an article on whether or not polls can be fixed. It deals with the whole Zogby fiasco from the election and brings up some good points: why don't the all the networks pool their resources in order to create a more accurate exit polling envirorment? What is the real impact of the cell phone problem? Is Brad really getting with Angelina?

Ok, maybe not the last one. But its a good recap of my last few hundred articles, and necessary reading if you can't take this class at Columbia.