Writer and editor covering politics, law, and polling.
GatoPoll last conducted a judiciary approval poll in early March, covering both the Supreme Court and lower courts. The results for that poll were highly anticipated and although there was expressed interest in more regular polling of judiciary approval, that idea fell through the cracks.
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We polled 35 SimDem users on their opinions of several well-known members of the community. The results of that sponsored Citizen Approval Poll can be found below, sorted in line with their headers: Net Approval (Ranking) Advertisement Most "Strongly Approved" (Percentage) Most "Strongly Approved" (Count)…
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The pursuit of a noble cause or idea is not an end in itself. History has shown countless examples of those committed to a specific idea who take it "too far" at the expense of others, and the line between principled actor and idealogue is extremely…
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The Gazette (through its parent company GatoPoll) has often been asked to poll the SimDem public's approval of the judicial branch, but we've avoided doing so due to both the complexity of the poll (it would require making a new tabulation system) and the perceived…
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The current electoral system on SimDemocracy involves 2-week terms for the Senate and presidency, with elections on alternating weeks. Even without random by-elections, Minecraft Governor elections, and more, there is (at minimum) one election every week, with as many as 40 candidates on the ballot. …
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