Pointless Babble 'Outliers'
Emily Swanson | March 3, 2010
Topics: Outliers Feature
Frank Newport looks at support for Medicare before its passage.
Micah Roberts sees a sea change in the political climate among key groups.
Mark Mellman says assumptions of continuity make us miss shocks to the political system.
David Hill says majority support for nuclear power may not be enough.
David Ropeik analyzes climate change polls (via Appel).
Andrew Romano warns against making extrapolations about 2010 from Perry's primary win.
Michele Bachmann takes a U-turn on the census.
And a new study finds "pointless babble" dominates among twitter topics.