During the
course of the AV referendum
campaign over the last couple
of months, numerous supporters
of the Yes
campaign have variously claimed that
polls which give a cursory explanation
of the system before asking the voter whether they support AV - which have generally shown larger numbers opposing the change - are a «complete misrepresentation», «loaded» or «flawed».
Over the
course of his 25 - year career, Mattox has: * written numerous articles for The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, USA TODAY, and other major publications; * spoken at educational conferences in Geneva, Prague, Rome, and Vatican City; * led writing workshops at Duke, Vanderbilt, the University
of Virginia, and other major universities; * served as a speechwriter for several Members
of Congress in Washington, D.C.; * directed a documentary film and a number
of other media projects, including a public service ad
campaign that ran in Rolling Stone; and * spearheaded a number
of quantitative and qualitative research projects, working closely with
polling firms, focus group organizers, and «think tank» scholars.