Sentences with phrase «public opinion pollsters»

This «research» only reveals the public opinion pollsters» low opinion of the public.

The second of two Democratic mayoral primary debates is set for Wednesday, but leading public opinion pollsters have yet to study the full Democratic primary field or take stock of the competition between Mayor Bill de Blasio and his lone debate opponent, challenger Sal Albanese.

«He's getting more numbers right now than two city - wide office holders and someone who just lost narrowly for mayor,» said Marist Institute for Public Opinion pollster Lee Miringoff.

Not exact matches

Pollsters say that at this point in a government's mandate, public opinion has often begun to turn against an incumbent prime minister.

Developing from work he did for the Conservative Party in his Deputy Chairman role, since 2010 [46] Lord Ashcroft has been a major independent public pollster of British political opinion.

At least as surprising is Nigel's apparent view that pollsters are trying to do anything other than reflect public opinion as accurately as they can.

Some admittedly are quite sophisticated, allowing for pollster (aka house) effects, but they are nonetheless estimates of current public opinion and not future votes.

Ken Polkalsky from the Business Council speaks about the fracking ban, while Siena Pollster Steve Greenberg shares poll results about public opinion on the drilling process.

Republican pollster Bill McInturff of Public Opinion Strategies put it bluntly: «Lots of them are simply lousy polls; they don't accurately reflect younger voters, African - Americans and Latinos.

Top GOP pollster Glen Bolger of Public Opinion Strategies wrote in even harsher terms last week: «The Midwest is going to be a killing field for Democrats this year from western [Pennsylvania] through to the Plains, Republicans are going to sweep a LOT of Democrats right out of office.»

«Either way lawmakers go, they risk offending a major group that they need to win re-election,» said pollster Lee M. Miringoff of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.

And, how do pollsters get at the «grey area» of public opinion?

Those pollsters who do seek a more thorough understanding of public attitudes find a marked lack of knowledge of the basic facts and even an acknowledgment of that ignorance — resulting in uncertain and highly malleable opinions.

This channel features political and public opinion topics from independent pollster Scott Rasmussen.

I've seen a lot of surveys over the past thirty - five years and I've conducted many public opinion surveys but I've never seen a pollster or client change the wording — after the fact — in order to report that survey reveals some piece of information when, in fact, it does not.

It's easy for people to get confused about immense inertia of public opinion on climate change because advocacy pollsters are constantly «messaging» an «upsurge,» «shift,» «swing» etc. in public perceptions of climate change.

Now, it's important to keep in mind that, despite what most pollsters might tell you, the public has very few firm, informed opinions on public policy.