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At a glance Four days from Election Day, Democratic pollster John Zogby said that Republicans maintain “a clear advantage” with voters. Women are deserting Democrats – one of the most striking midterm developments – and even the friendly media is questioning Biden and his mental competence. “It’s the House and Senate Republicans that are making the most gains on issues including inflation, crime, and immigration,” Zogby said. Rasmussen Reports noted that Biden also is losing a slew of independent voters. “The Republican lead is due mainly to a 13-point advantage among independent voters,” Rasmussen said. “Among voters not affiliated with...

This week’s White House Report Card finds President Trump still riding high after the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court and buoyed by reports that Democrats have not locked down control of the House. Democratic pollster John Zogby, who gave the president a B+ in this week’s report card, said that it is “nearly impossible” for the Democrats to win the Senate. And worse, he said that winning the House remains “elusive” despite predictions that a “blue wave” will give the Democrats a nice majority cushion.

This week’s White House Report Card finds President Trump still riding high after the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court and buoyed by reports that Democrats have not locked down control of the House. Democratic pollster John Zogby, who gave the president a B+ in this week’s report card, said that it is “nearly impossible” for the Democrats to win the Senate. And worse, he said that winning the House remains “elusive” despite predictions that a “blue wave” will give the Democrats a nice majority cushion.

In his weekly presidential report card, pollster John Zogby found that President Obama's legacy was greatly improved by two key Supreme Court decisions, endorsing same sex marriage and Obamacare, and passage of controversial trade agreements. "There have been some bad weeks and some less than stellar ones. This one was the kind of week that most presidents can only dream about." A GOP Congress passed the largest free trade pact with the largest market in the world. "The Supreme Court voted 6-3 to uphold 'state' subsidies under Obamacare." "A combination of major southern states and retailers vowed to stop manufacturing, selling,...

"Trust is like virginity: once you lose it it's hard to get it back." So spoke pollster John Zogby, commenting on his latest poll on President Obama's handling of his office. Quoted by Paul Bedard in the Washington Examiner: "Most ominous for Mr. Obama is that 57 percent now disapprove of his job. That is his worst number yet. This includes 57 percent of men and 55 percent of women; 51 percent of moderates, 24 percent of liberals and 24 percent of Democrats; 66 percent of independents and 40 percent of Hispanics. Meanwhile, a separate poll by CNN/ORC International...

Mr. Obama took ownership and said he would fix the cancellation problem – giving the Democrats some cover. As for me, I don’t doubt for a moment that the nation will survive if some Democrats lose in 2014 because they worked to fix the law. Anyone remember when some politicians were courageous? “And, to the Republicans, the Constitution mandates Congress to make policy, not gloat and mock. Obamacare is after all a program originated under Republican former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney that is being implemented by an African-American president that they love to hate. I will wait to see if...

America is a seething hotbed of “Islamophobia,” filled with ignorant racist rubes who irrationally fear the benign Muslim religion, according to the Obama administration’s lead investigator into the Benghazi atrocities. So said former Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering in more polished, diplomatic language during an Oct. 23 panel discussion at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. The talk was on “what role the faith community can play in fighting Islamophobia,” a make-believe mental illness that Islamists would love to have listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Radical Islam’s stateside defenders frequently accuse anti-terrorism hawks of “McCarthyism,” hurling...

"You sort of have to be a little careful. There's a whole campaign handbook of things that you say to dismiss polls. But you should mire them in a little bit of truth." -- John Zogby, responding to criticism by Mark Penn, chief Hillary Clinton strategist, of Zogby's online polling. Mark Twain, famously warning against getting into a spat with newspapers, said "never pick a fight with someone who buys their ink by the barrel." To his chagrin, Mark Penn, Hillary Clinton's chief campaign strategist, is learning a modern corollary: never pick a fight with someone with three hours of...

Recently I published an article listing several incidents in which Muslim-Americans had killed groups of fellow-Americans during bouts of Muslim rage. I thought it only fair to present also the following article that may provide some perspective on the American experience. This does not mean that organizations like C.A.I.R. are not playing with fire when they deny Muslim terrorism and provide support to terrorist organizations.

by Mark Finkelstein October 17, 2006 - 15:51 Check out the email below I just received from the Zogby polling group. Anita Drobny and Sheldon Drobny, co-founders of the Air America Radio Network, along with a couple others, are starting a new liberal talk radio network to pick up where Air America is presumably about to leave off. What does it say about the objectivity of Zogby's polling that John Zogby will be a regular contributor? -------------- Air America Co-Founders Start New Liberal Talk Network: Mike Malloy, Joe Trippi and John Zogby join Nova M Radio Nova M Radio, Inc....

Democrat voters low on enthusiasm By Ralph Z. Hallow THE WASHINGTON TIMES February 23, 2006 Democrats, after 11 years as the minority party in Congress, still can't get it right with their own voters, a poll shows. By objecting to virtually every initiative and proposal of the Bush administration and congressional Republican majority, Democrats are undermining their party's chances of regaining the majority this fall, the John Zogby poll of 1,039 likely voters suggests. While House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and other visible Democrats in Washington pick fights with Republicans, the...

When the national press devoured a new union-sponsored poll released last week by uber-pollster John Zogby claiming that a majority of Americans believe that "Wal-Mart is bad for America," not reported were serious ethical issues which call into question the integrity of the much-ballyhooed survey. Perhaps because Mr. Zogby has such a sterling reputation -- which has enabled him to snare contracts with several top media outlets, including Reuters, NBC, and the Wall Street Journal -- his findings were reported largely unchallenged. But what no journalist would have known without digging is that Mr. Zogby cannot be considered an objective...

ON THE DAY that Terri Schiavo died — victim of a court order condemning the brain-damaged woman to death by thirst and starvation — Representative Tom DeLay of Texas did what few politicians have the courage to do these days. He spoke his mind. "This loss happened because our legal system did not protect the people who need protection most," DeLay told Fox News on March 31. "The time will come for the men responsible for this to answer for their behavior." DeLay’s strong language worried some Republicans. They pointed to an ABC News poll of March 21 purporting to...

President George W. Bush would still top 2004 Democratic nominee John Kerry in a repeat of the 2004 presidential race (46%-42%), while support for third parties would climb to 7%, a new Zogby International poll reveals. The same poll finds that, given the chance to elect Bush to a third term, just 29% of likely voters say they would do so, while 58% would choose someone new. The telephone survey of 1010 likely voters was conducted from February 25 to 27, 2005, and has a margin of error of +/-3.2 percentage points. The same survey found the President's job approval...

Zogby John Zogby is the most overrated pollster in the country. He used to be an ulta-liberal radical activist, and his opinions continue to color his polls. In 2002, he got most of the close races wrong, with a consistent bias towards Democrats that probably cost Republicans a Senate seat. After that, many Republican politicians started an unofficial boycott of Zogby.In May of this year, Zogby said, “John Kerry will win the election.” Any pollster who makes that kind of statement that early in a campaign cannot be trusted. Our DJ Drummond has made clear that he has a very,...

The Dow has been down from its highs above 10,000 for well over a year. It now hovers around 8,000, and any new bull market still seems far off.For that reason, the White House isn't pushing partial privatization of Social Security. Without a growing market, it seems too risky. Even private account fans say expanding IRAs and 401(k)s may be the best they can hope for now.That may be a mistake, according to a new study by pollster John Zogby and the Cato Institute. It found the appeal of private accounts does not rise or fall with the markets. Even...

Republican leaders have put out a contract on pollster John Zogby. Known for his accuracy, the GOP says he got too many midterm congressional races wrong and provided bad advice. "He's out," says a top Senate GOP aide. Incoming House Majority Leader Tom DeLay echoes that message to House members. Of course, it didn't help that Zogby worked for DeLay's foe. Zogby shrugs the critics off. "I'd continue to pay attention to me."

As a fan of politics nothing could be more exciting than seeing the unexpected occur again and again. But as a political pollster, whose reputation is impacted seemingly by every race polled and every percentage point reflected, Election Night was cause for much more grimacing than we at Zogby International have been used to over the last several years. For the 2002 Midterm Elections, we did have our usual on-target projections that most other polling firms missed – Florida, North Carolina, Arkansas, New Jersey and Missouri. (MY NOTE: WHICH POLLSTER MISSED, Fla., NC or NJ) On the other hand,...

FINAL ZOGBY NUMBERS (two sets of figures, first is factoring in leaners and eliminating undecideds 'special sauce', second set is raw data)SD SENATE THUNE (R) OVER JOHNSON (D) 52-47 (48-44)TEXAS SENATE CORNYN (R) OVER KIRK (D) 50-46 (46-42)NC SENATE DOLE (R) OVER BOWLES (D) 53-43 (46-39)MN SENATE MONDALE (R) OVER COLEMAN (D) 51-45 (49-44) GA SENATE CLELAND (D) OVER CHAMBLISS (R) 50-48 (46-44)CO SENATE STRICKLAND (D) OVER ALLARD (R) 51-46 (49-44) AR SENATE PRYOR (D) OVER HUTCHINSON (R) 56-43 (50-41)