OK, folks, your MyDD Poll is out of the data collection phase. We'll be posting findings and question wording starting today, so this post is to lay out the methodological details of the research for public consumption.

Before I do that, however, I'd like to express my deep appreciation and gratitude to you, the members of the MyDD community. This truly is your poll. And it truly is a groundbreaking effort. You made history developing the content and direction of questions collaboratively, with people all across the country, and you made history by funding the work yourselves. This also is the first poll I'm aware of that is sponsored by a blog. So, big hearts from me to all of you with such big hearts. You are the best.

I also want to thank Chris Bowers profusely. He thought this up, got the ball rolling and is nothing short of fabulous to work with. Big thanks also to Matt Stoller for his tireless efforts behind the scenes and, especially, to Marc Laitin of StartChange, without whom this wouldn't have worked so smoothly. And a special thanks to KiSquared Research, who did the field work. Big kudos and huge thanks to Katherine, Richard and the crew. What that said, let's put on our lab coats and take a look under the microscope at The MyDD Poll methodology.