The Gallup Poll now has RSS feeds for its channels:
Government and Politics
Business and Economy
Health and Healthcare
Religion and Social Trends
Education and Youth
I’ve only looked at two: Government and Politics and Health and Healthcare. In most (maybe all) cases, when you click on the link for the story, you only get a summary. You have to be a subscriber to Gallup Poll on Demand ($95/year) to see the whole thing.
Check out one of the summaries in the government category:
More Americans Seeing Vulnerability in U.S. Defense
Americans' perceptions that the federal government is spending too little on the military and that the military is not strong enough have increased since last year. Still, Gallup's annual World Affairs poll continues to find a plurality of Americans saying the government is spending the right amount on the military and defense. The rest of the public is evenly divided as to whether the government is spending too little or too much. And although Americans are much more likely to say the country's national defense is not strong enough than to say it is stronger than it needs to be, nearly half say it is about right.
Amid this confusing generalization, it looks like the only hard data point is the change in perception from last year to this year. We might even see this poll cited in stories both for and against increased Defense spending. And that’s what really spooks me: The idea that poll results or even the change in poll results year to year qualifies as newsworthy is crazy. It’s an opinion masquerading as a fact. Just because it’s the opinion of many people doesn’t make it any more valid.
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