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National Affairs Rising to the occasion Peter Brent 8 April 2020 What’s an opposition leader to do in a crisis like this? National Affairs People power Peter Brent 4 December 2019 The tide of populism doesn’t always run the same way National Affairs The underdog that didn’t bark Peter Brent 11 November 2019 Was Labor trying for the elusive bandwagon effect in May? Essays & Reportage Did late deciders confound the polls? Murray Goot 19 September 2019 Predictions of the 2019 election result were way off the mark. But we still don’t know why

Essays & Reportage Who controls opinion polling in Australia, what else we need to know about the polls, and why it matters Murray Goot 15 May 2019 The decision by former Fairfax papers to sack one of their market researchers raised thorny questions about pollsters and their polls National Affairs Careful what they wish for Peter Brent 15 May 2019 Election 2019 | Is a change-oriented campaign helping Labor over the line — and would the polls know either way? National Affairs A close election draws closer Paul Rodan 14 May 2019 Election 2019 | If the polling consensus is right, each winnable seat will count for Labor National Affairs Getting the numbers Rodney Tiffen 13 May 2019 Inside Story’s guide to seventy years of parties, polling and politics

International It’ll take more than one “good election” to fix America’s political culture Rodney Tiffen 7 February 2019 How the United States has become more divided and out-of-step, in three charts National Affairs For whom a bellwether tolls Peter Brent 25 January 2019 Gilmore — once a Liberal stronghold — has reverted to the statewide average, leaving Warren Mundine with an uphill battle National Affairs Yes, the Coalition does have a woman problem Peter Brent 9 January 2019 The polls show a clear trend in how voters are responding National Affairs Reasons to be hopeful Peter Brent 28 December 2018 If you’re a member of the government, that is — though the odds are still against you