William Bowe
Editor of The Poll Bludger @PollBludger
William Bowe is a Perth-based election analyst and occasional teacher of political science. His blog, The Poll Bludger, is one of the most heavily trafficked forums for online discussion of Australian politics, and joined the Crikey stable in 2008.
The prevailing atmosphere of crisis is proving a boon for incumbents in the polls — including US President Donald Trump.
More than 3 million Queenslanders are soon set to vote in local government and state byelections. How is this supposed to work?
As New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern visits Australian shores, News Corp would like you to think she's lagging back home. The polls say differently.
It's almost without precedent for the Greens to actively tilt the scales in the conservatives' favour.
These areas are the litmus test of Australian politics. What do they think of the ongoing crisis?
The sports grants affair stands testament not just to the deviousness of much of the political class, but also to its egotism
It would be an understatement to say that election night in Britain has surprised before.
The Coalition is contemplating a slew of changes to further strengthen its position in the Senate. Are we set for a Republican-style assault on democratic norms?
The leading name in Australian opinion polling has launched a major methodological overhaul, but will it be enough to silence skeptics?
The pollster has placed the Coalition soundly ahead in its first analysis since the shock federal election result. But without an explanation of how its methods have changed since the election, will anybody believe it?
