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Hi John, if you are looking for aggregate results, I have had the best luck
looking at the local newspaper in Lexis-Nexis. Adam


Quoting Stephen Wendel <[log in to unmask]>:

> Hi John,
>
> For poll data,  did you check the Roper Center?    I've accessed 
> historical poll data there before.
>
> -S
>
>
>
> JONATHAN W MOODY wrote:
>> Dear Sir or Madam,
>>
>> I am interested in sending out a message on the methods mailing list 
>> regarding
>> data collection/availability.
>>
>>
>> My name is Jon Moody and I am a graduate student
>> at The Pennsylvania State University.  I am currently working on a
>> research project that is aimed at exploring candidates' campaign
>> behavior.  Particularly, I am focusing on candidates' decision making
>> processes with regard to the use of negative television advertising. 
>> At the current stage of the project I am trying to evaluate Senate
>> candidates' advertising decisions in response to polling results 
>> throughout the
>> campaign.  This presents the challenge of collecting monthly polling data
>> for the 2000, 2002, and 2004 senate campaigns.  In searching for 
>> these data I
>> discovered that Rasmussen has posted a month-by-month collection of campaign
>> polls for the 2006 election cycle on their website.  Unfortunately I 
>> am stuck
>> at something
>> of a disjoint, as the Wisconsin Advertising Project data that I am 
>> working with
>> does not cover
>> the 2006 election and Rasmussen does not seem to have data posted from the
>> 2000, 2002, and 2004 cycles in the same detail as for 2006 on their site.
>>
>> I have written Rasmussen directly, but I am curious if anyone else 
>> is aware of
>> alternate sources where these data are available?  I am sure that 
>> Gallup, Zogby
>> and other polling houses possess these data, but I have been unable 
>> to locate
>> it thus far.  For clarity, again, I am interested in collecting monthly
>> campaign polling data in the 2000, 2002, and 2004 senate races.
>>
>> Any input that
>> anyone could provide for me would be quite helpful and is greatly
>> appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jon Moody
>> Graduate Student/PhD
>> Candidate
>> Department of Political Science
>> The Pennsylvania State
>> University
>> Office 224
>> e-mail: [log in to unmask]
>>
>>
>>
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