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AC Nielsen

The truth of polls and the epistemology of politics

By Mark Bahnisch on November 21, 2008

The Poll Bludger has the numbers on the latest Nielsen poll for Victoria. Labor leads on the 2PP 55-45. The Age trumpets this result as Victorian Labor “defying the national trend”. No doubt other papers are saying the same – [...]

Posted in Elections, Media, Polls, Queensland, Sociology, State/Territory Elections, Victoria | Tagged AC Nielsen, ALP, Anna Bligh, epistemology, john brumby, Labor, Lawrence Springborg, LNP, Media, political narrative, political science, political sociology, Polls, psephology, Queensland Labor, Queensland politics, social facts, sociology of knowledge, state labor, state politics, truth effect, Victorian Labor, Victorian politics | 13 Responses

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