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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
by John Zogby, featured on Chatham House It has always been good advice to “never say never.” We Americans should understand that well because “never” already happened in 2016. And as the 2020 campaign season develops, it may very well happen again: this time an avowed democratic socialist could indeed soar to the Democratic nomination…