Posts by Tom Metcalf — Guest Contributor

Tom Metcalf came to Washington DC in 2001 to take a job as a government scientist. He lives in Brookland with his wife and two children. Prior to fatherhood, he was a transportation activist in his spare time.

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  At-large “pot poll” was actually very accurate

  PoliticsBy Tom Metcalf (Guest Contributor) April 26, 2013 19

  When the results of the Dr. Bronner/DCMJ/PPP poll of Tuesday’s at-large DC council race came out, supporters of candidates with weaker showings went to work discrediting the poll. Were Republican voters under-sampled?  Would exclusion of cell phones skew results away from a candidate favored by younger voters? Do we actually expect 69% of registered voters to…  Keep reading…