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CBS News director of surveys Kathy Frankovic looks at the trends inside the latest polling numbers.

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Poll Positions: A Convention Bounce? \| 08/17/2008 Will the Democratic and Republican National Conventions have any real impact on the Presidential race? CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Frankovic explains.
Poll Positions: Horserace Poll Obsession \| 08/11/2008 Why is there such an intense focus on the Presidential "horse race"? Is it even possible to determine who is ahead in the race during the summer months? Kathy Frankovic reports.
Poll Positions: Exit Polls Examined \| 07/28/2008 Since the 1960s, exit polls have been an important aspect of American elections and election coverage. However, as CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Francovic explains, there is a danger in trusting exit data too much.
Poll Positions: The Enthusiasm Gap \| 07/28/2008 CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Frankovic takes a look at the "enthusiasm gap" between Obama and McCain supporters, and whether this will impact the November election.
Poll Positions: The Experience Gap \| 07/28/2008 Sometimes, the way in which you ask a question can produce different results. CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Frankovic has more on that issue and the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama and John McCain.
What Is Patriotism? \| 07/02/2008 Americans want their president to be patriotic--but what does it mean to be patriotic, exactly? CBS News Director of Surveys Kathy Frankovic has more.
Poll Positions: Presidents And Age \| 06/19/2008 50 is about right. CBS News surveys director Kathleen Frankovic says that's what 48% of respondents believe is the appropriate age for a President of the United States.
Poll Positions: Partisan Support \| 06/19/2008 Democrats and Republicans rarely support presidents from the opposing party. CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Frankovic has more on why this might be.
Poll Positions: Do VP Choices Matter? \| 06/06/2008 CBS News Director of Surveys Kathy Frankovic explores whether vice presidential candidates matter in elections.
Poll Discrepancies \| 05/13/2008 Why do some polls that seem similar have a tendancy to yield different results? CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Frankovic explains the importance of finding out why.
Poll Positions: Bill Clinton \| 02/11/2008 Politicians are generally viewed more favorably once they've left office. But does that apply to Bill Clinton, who is deeply involved in his wife's presidential bid? CBS News Director of Surveys Kathy Frankovic reports.
Poll Positions: Divided Dems? \| 01/30/2008 Who will the Democratic nominee for president be? Even though support is split between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, many of those who responded to a recent CBS News poll said they'd be satisfied with either candidate. That's unusual, says CBS News Director of Surveys Kathy Frankovic.
Poll Positions: Media Coverage \| 01/28/2008 CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Frankovic takes a look at what people think of the media's coverage of the presidential campaign and politics in general.
Poll Positions: Bad Polls In N.H. \| 01/17/2008 After the New Hampshire primary, many pollsters found themselves trying to understand what went wrong. CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Frankovic explains what happened.
Poll Positions: Race And Gender \| 01/17/2008 CBS News Director of Surveys, Kathleen Francovic discusses the importance of race and gender during the 2008 Presidential Election.
Poll Positions: Paying Attention \| 12/21/2007 Who is paying the most attention to this presidential election campaign? CBS News Director of Surveys Kathy Frankovic finds that the answer breaks down along partisan lines.
Poll Positions: Experience \| 12/12/2007 There's been a lot of discussion about experience on the campaign trail. CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Frankovic describe what people think of the experience factor.
Poll Positions: The Youth Vote \| 12/07/2007 Many candidates claim to "have the youth vote," but CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Frankovic seeks to find out what that means in the key state of Iowa.
Poll Positions: Iowa Caucuses \| 11/28/2007 The Iowa Caucuses are only five weeks away, which means pollsters are preparing for one of their biggest challenges -- forcasting the outcome of a contest like no other, says CBS News director of surveys Kathy Frankovic.
Poll Positions: Iowa And New Hampshire \| 11/14/2007 CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Frankovic looks at whether voters in Iowa and New Hampshire are '"better" than voters elsewhere.
Poll Positions: The Gender Gap \| 11/08/2007 CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Frankovic discusses whether there is a "gender gap" among Democratic Presidential Primary voters and what that means for those running for office.
Poll Positions: Religion \| 10/31/2007 How will religion effect the 2008 Presidential campaign? CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Frankovic tells you what the polls say.
Poll Positions: Good Polls, Bad Polls \| 10/24/2007 It is important for consumers to differentiate between good polls and bad polls. CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Francovic explains.
Poll Positions: Retired Pols \| 10/22/2007 Is Al Gore more popular now than he was when he was vice president? CBS News Director of Surveys Kathy Frankovic looks at how public attitudes and perceptions of statesmen change when they leave office.
Poll Positions: Exit Polls \| 10/11/2007 CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Frankovic discusses the nature of exit polling and what these polls can tell us.
Poll Positions: Forbid Or Allow? \| 10/04/2007 CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Frankovic reports on the reaction of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's controversial invitation to speak at Columbia University in New York.
Poll Positions: Restrictions \| 09/26/2007 CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Frankovic discusses who has the power to restrict poll results and what might motivate them to do so.
Poll Positions: Truth And Lies \| 09/12/2007 CBS News' Kathy Frankovic considers some of the misperceptions pollsters encounter from respondents and tries to get to the bottom of why people believe things that just aren't true.
Poll Positions: Crisis Polling \| 09/06/2007 How do you poll people in the middle of a crisis? CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Francovic looks at "crisis polling" and finds that it isn't as difficult as might be expected.
Poll Positions: Katrina \| 08/31/2007 It's been 2 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast. How did the hurricane affect public opinion, and has it changed in the two years since? CBS News' Kathy Frankovic takes a look.

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Poll Positions: A Convention Bounce? \| 08/17/2008 Will the Democratic and Republican National Conventions have any real impact on the Presidential race? CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Frankovic explains.
Poll Positions: Horserace Poll Obsession \| 08/11/2008 Why is there such an intense focus on the Presidential "horse race"? Is it even possible to determine who is ahead in the race during the summer months? Kathy Frankovic reports.
Poll Positions: Exit Polls Examined \| 07/28/2008 Since the 1960s, exit polls have been an important aspect of American elections and election coverage. However, as CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Francovic explains, there is a danger in trusting exit data too much.
Poll Positions: The Enthusiasm Gap \| 07/28/2008 CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Frankovic takes a look at the "enthusiasm gap" between Obama and McCain supporters, and whether this will impact the November election.
Poll Positions: The Experience Gap \| 07/28/2008 Sometimes, the way in which you ask a question can produce different results. CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Frankovic has more on that issue and the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama and John McCain.
What Is Patriotism? \| 07/02/2008 Americans want their president to be patriotic--but what does it mean to be patriotic, exactly? CBS News Director of Surveys Kathy Frankovic has more.
Poll Positions: Presidents And Age \| 06/19/2008 50 is about right. CBS News surveys director Kathleen Frankovic says that's what 48% of respondents believe is the appropriate age for a President of the United States.
Poll Positions: Partisan Support \| 06/19/2008 Democrats and Republicans rarely support presidents from the opposing party. CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Frankovic has more on why this might be.
Poll Positions: Do VP Choices Matter? \| 06/06/2008 CBS News Director of Surveys Kathy Frankovic explores whether vice presidential candidates matter in elections.
Poll Discrepancies \| 05/13/2008 Why do some polls that seem similar have a tendancy to yield different results? CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Frankovic explains the importance of finding out why.
Poll Positions: Bill Clinton \| 02/11/2008 Politicians are generally viewed more favorably once they've left office. But does that apply to Bill Clinton, who is deeply involved in his wife's presidential bid? CBS News Director of Surveys Kathy Frankovic reports.
Poll Positions: Divided Dems? \| 01/30/2008 Who will the Democratic nominee for president be? Even though support is split between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, many of those who responded to a recent CBS News poll said they'd be satisfied with either candidate. That's unusual, says CBS News Director of Surveys Kathy Frankovic.
Poll Positions: Media Coverage \| 01/28/2008 CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Frankovic takes a look at what people think of the media's coverage of the presidential campaign and politics in general.
Poll Positions: Bad Polls In N.H. \| 01/17/2008 After the New Hampshire primary, many pollsters found themselves trying to understand what went wrong. CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Frankovic explains what happened.
Poll Positions: Race And Gender \| 01/17/2008 CBS News Director of Surveys, Kathleen Francovic discusses the importance of race and gender during the 2008 Presidential Election.
Poll Positions: Paying Attention \| 12/21/2007 Who is paying the most attention to this presidential election campaign? CBS News Director of Surveys Kathy Frankovic finds that the answer breaks down along partisan lines.
Poll Positions: Experience \| 12/12/2007 There's been a lot of discussion about experience on the campaign trail. CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Frankovic describe what people think of the experience factor.
Poll Positions: The Youth Vote \| 12/07/2007 Many candidates claim to "have the youth vote," but CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Frankovic seeks to find out what that means in the key state of Iowa.
Poll Positions: Iowa Caucuses \| 11/28/2007 The Iowa Caucuses are only five weeks away, which means pollsters are preparing for one of their biggest challenges -- forcasting the outcome of a contest like no other, says CBS News director of surveys Kathy Frankovic.
Poll Positions: Iowa And New Hampshire \| 11/14/2007 CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Frankovic looks at whether voters in Iowa and New Hampshire are '"better" than voters elsewhere.
Poll Positions: The Gender Gap \| 11/08/2007 CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Frankovic discusses whether there is a "gender gap" among Democratic Presidential Primary voters and what that means for those running for office.
Poll Positions: Religion \| 10/31/2007 How will religion effect the 2008 Presidential campaign? CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Frankovic tells you what the polls say.
Poll Positions: Good Polls, Bad Polls \| 10/24/2007 It is important for consumers to differentiate between good polls and bad polls. CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Francovic explains.
Poll Positions: Retired Pols \| 10/22/2007 Is Al Gore more popular now than he was when he was vice president? CBS News Director of Surveys Kathy Frankovic looks at how public attitudes and perceptions of statesmen change when they leave office.
Poll Positions: Exit Polls \| 10/11/2007 CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Frankovic discusses the nature of exit polling and what these polls can tell us.
Poll Positions: Forbid Or Allow? \| 10/04/2007 CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Frankovic reports on the reaction of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's controversial invitation to speak at Columbia University in New York.
Poll Positions: Restrictions \| 09/26/2007 CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Frankovic discusses who has the power to restrict poll results and what might motivate them to do so.
Poll Positions: Truth And Lies \| 09/12/2007 CBS News' Kathy Frankovic considers some of the misperceptions pollsters encounter from respondents and tries to get to the bottom of why people believe things that just aren't true.
Poll Positions: Crisis Polling \| 09/06/2007 How do you poll people in the middle of a crisis? CBS News Director of Surveys Kathleen Francovic looks at "crisis polling" and finds that it isn't as difficult as might be expected.
Poll Positions: Katrina \| 08/31/2007 It's been 2 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast. How did the hurricane affect public opinion, and has it changed in the two years since? CBS News' Kathy Frankovic takes a look.