Why Independent Voters Declare Their Independence from the Major Parties
A deep-dive into the minds of a silent but powerful voting bloc and how they play a major role in elections as we reach the apex of the hyper polarization cycle.
Featured In Forbes – In 2022, New York Politics Just Got More Interesting
Forbes Governor Kathy Hochul, who acceded to the Governor’s Mansion just months ago, has just lost her handpicked Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin due to yet another New York political scandal. Most New Yorkers, to be sure, would not be able to pick Benjamin out of a police lineup, but his arrest yesterday could provide serious…
Featured In Forbes -Overwhelming Majority of NYS Voters Say Open Primaries Will Bring Needed Change to Failing Political System
by John Zogby Strategies, On Forbes A new poll by John Zogby Strategies reveals that overwhelming numbers of New Yorkers are ready to support open primaries, ending a long tradition of “party only” voters in primaries. The poll of 1,505 likely voters statewide was commissioned by the new non-partisan reform organization Unite NY, and was…
President Debuts With 56% Approval Rating; Plurality Wants Former President Trump Convicted 49%-41%
Just nine days into his Presidency, Joe Biden begins with honeymoon numbers from the American public. A new online poll from John Zogby Strategies, conducted on January 29, shows Mr. Biden with a 56% approval rating (31% strongly approve, 25% somewhat approve), while 36% disapprove of his handling of his new job. Eight percent were…
Exclusive Poll: Most Young Voters Favor Biden But Support Has Slipped Among Black And Hispanic Youth
By Jack Brewster, Forbes More than half of likely young voters—57%—say they prefer Democratic nominee Joe Biden over Donald Trump, according to the newest Forbes Under 30 Voter Survey, Powered by John Zogby Strategies. But the margin has narrowed since our June poll, when Biden hit a record high 60%. President Trump’s vision of America,…
Biden Leads Trump 49%-42% New Nationwide Poll by Zogby Strategies and EMI Research Solutions
A new poll of 1,000 likely voters nationwide shows former Vice President Joe Biden leading President Donald Trump by 7 points — 49%-42%, with 9% still undecided. The same effort by the John Zogby Strategies and EMI Research Solutions had Biden leading by 13 points in late May, 54%-41%. The online survey reveals that both…
1 in 3 Democrats want to dump Biden, who leads Trump by 13 points
by Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner Former Vice President Joe Biden has a commanding 13-point election lead over President Trump, but a new survey revealed that he still isn’t the united choice of Democrats. In fact, more than 1 in 3 Democrats want him replaced, and they would support New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, former first…
The Five Overriding Themes That Define the 2020 Presidential Race
by John Zogby Ultimately winning elections is about wedge issues – sometimes social, or foreign policy, or economic. Political campaigns are also about the quality and capacity of the candidates. “Who would you rather have a beer with – George W. Bush or John Kerry?”, we posed for Knight Ridder Newspapers in 2004. But…
The Heart & Soul of the Youth Vote
by Zogby Strategies For more on horse-race questions and favorability ratings, please see the Forbes/Zogby Strategies Exclusive here. In 2008 and 2012, Barack Obama received 66% and 61% respectively from the 18-29-year-old vote. Hillary Clinton got 57% of a diminished turnout among this cohort in 2016. As of today, John Zogby Strategies polling for…
The Zogby Report: Real and Unscripted (Episode 10) 03.13.2020
If you were to tally up and rank the topics we have discussed in the last 10 weeks, you would find that the top 3 discussions have centered around Pandemic, Policy, and Politics. But what happens when all three converge? That’s where we are currently in the United States. In this episode, we’ll look at…