Hitting the Wal-Mart poll
The knocking down of polls is one of the more direct forms of aggression in the full-contact sports that is politics.The latest example comes courtesy of Dan Morris, a spokesman for the Retail,...
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'Lowest approval rating since taking office'
Mayor Bloomberg's approval rating. (Marist Poll)According to a new NY1-Marist poll, Mayor Bloomberg's approval rating is now at 37 percent, the "lowest approval rating since taking office."In October,...
View ArticleNate Silver: Cuomo is 'still introducing himself' to New Yorkers
Nate Silver has a counter-intuitive take on why Andrew Cuomo is proceeding so cautiously into his first budget presentation: despite the large election he won, he isn't coming to Albany with much of a...
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poll: voters like Cuomo, don't love legislators
Governor Cuomo has across-the-board appeal, according to the latest Marist poll. (azi paybarah / wnyc)Marist Pollster Lee Miringoff has an explanation for why Andrew Cuomo's latest poll numbers are so...
View ArticleMost New Yorkers Think 9/11 Museum Should Be Free: Poll
ReadSeventy-five percent of New Yorkers think the National 9/11 Memorial Museum should be free, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday.The museum's proposed fee is $25 per...
View ArticleIn Poll, Parents Give Teachers Extra Credit
One-third of New Yorkers are satisfied with how Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is handling education in New York City, and most New Yorkers say the quality of city public schools has stagnated or...
View ArticleOn Eve of Back-to-School, Unhappy Parents and Protests
Welcome to First Bell, SchoolBook's morning take on school news.City Hall officials are playing down the results of a New York Times poll that found that New Yorkers are broadly dissatisfied with the...
View ArticleMore Popular Than Jesus
Pollster lingo for a politician’s popularity rating at any given moment is favorability. Voters are asked: do you like your public official right now? And at this moment the answer is an unqualified...
View ArticleThe Problem With Likely Voters
Political polls need to determine who's likely to vote and who isn't. Pollsters rely on people to tell them whether they're going to vote or not - but it turns out that may not be the best plan for...
View ArticleLobbyist for Students? New Yorkers Have Their Doubts
A slim majority of voters in New York State believe that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's declaration that he will be a lobbyist for students will have any effect, according to a poll by the Siena College...
View ArticleExamining Teacher Rankings
Schools and teachers are still reeling from the release and publication of their performance ratings -- particularly at two Brooklyn schools, where teachers received low ratings despite the schools'...
View ArticleOpinion: No Surprise Best and Brightest Don't Wind Up in DC
Watching approval rating polls gives you a depressing stream of reminders as to just how horrible of a job the American people think the Democrats and Republicans in control of Washington are doing. We...
View ArticleSlate: The Chris Christie Is My Co-Pilot Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: Sandy and the race, the race after Sandy and the Nate Silver backlash.
View ArticleElection Day Call-In: Voting After Sandy, and Voting in the Swing States
It's Election Day! We talk to reporters, look at the important story lines, and more importantly take your calls. With:WNYC's Richard Hake and New Jersey Public Radio's David Furst with the latest news...
View ArticleUncounted Primary Votes
The NYC Board of Elections reports that there remain almost 80,000 uncounted paper ballots from Tuesday's primary election. Neal Rosenstein, government reform coordinator for NYPIRG, explains why so...
View ArticleInformal, Unofficial, Thoroughly Unscientific Exit Poll: NYC Public Advocate...
It's back to the polls today to choose between the top two vote-getters in the Democratic primary to succeed Bill de Blasio as Public Advocate. Who gets your support? Daniel Squadron or Letitia James?...
View ArticleWhat's Behind de Blasio's Racial Optimism Gap?
Quinnipiac University Polling Institute Director Maurice Carroll helps decode the recent Quinnipiac poll, which found that black and Hispanic voters were much more optimistic about the future than...
View ArticleChristie's Meh Job Approval At Home Consistent With 2016 GOP Rivals
A new poll out from Fairleigh Dickinson University indicates that Gov. Christie's approval rating among New Jerseyans is 44 percent, a steep drop from the plus-50 percent approval ratings he enjoyed in...
View ArticleHelp Us Pick The Ultimate Summer Anthem
It seems like every year, one pop song rises above the fray to become the unofficial “Song of Summer.” Most of these turn out to be seasonal hits that have their moment, and then – pop! – they’re gone....
View ArticleBrian Lehrer Weekend: Mark Bittman, Adult Friendship & Polling the Public
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.Mark Bittman (First) | Adult Friendship (Starts at 14:02) | Polling the Public (Starts at 40:22)If you don't subscribe to the Brian...
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