By Dr. Lee M. Miringoff Governor David Paterson became governor under unusual circumstances. He has served in turbulent times, and oversees a government that is seen by most New Yorkers as dysfunctional. He has also compiled unprecedentedly low poll numbers. How low is low? In Marist’s statewide polls dating back nearly three decades, we find […]
1/20: GOP Upset: Could New York Be Next?
January 20, 2010
By Dr. Lee M. Miringoff In the aftermath of Scott Brown’s stunning upset win in Massachusetts, Democrats around the nation are at best re-evaluating the political landscape. At worse, panic has set in. New York, one of the bluest of the blue states, is no exception. Democrats currently hold all statewide elected positions in the […]
1/15: The Best Laid Plans…
January 15, 2010
By Dr. Lee M. Miringoff Kirsten Gillibrand and Harold Ford Jr. are improbable rivals for the U.S. Senate seat held only recently by Hillary Clinton. But, then again, Hillary Clinton was inevitably White House bound and Governor Spitzer was thought to be considering then Lieutenant Governor David Paterson to fill her unexpired senate term. Okay. […]
The Future of Technology and Journalism
December 18, 2009
By John Sparks Sree Sreenivasan is the Dean of Student Affairs at the Columbia University School of Journalism and a contributing editor to DNAinfo. In an interview with the Marist Poll’s John Sparks, Sreenivasan discusses the advent of social networking, training journalists so that they’re equipped for the digital world, and why blogs and traditional […]
11/23: Rudy Giuliani…What If?
November 23, 2009
By Dr. Lee M. Miringoff What if Rudy Giuliani decides to challenge Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand for U.S. Senate? According to the Marist Poll, Giuliani would start the race as the morning line favorite against New York’s junior senator. Giuliani leads Gillibrand by 14 percentage points. But, let’s drill down in the numbers to find out […]
11/19: Carving Out a New Political Path?
November 19, 2009
By Dr. Lee M. Miringoff The shock waves resulting from Rudy Giuliani’s decision not to run for governor in New York State in 2010 are most immediate in Albany but they are also being felt as far south as Washington, D.C. Giuliani may have recognized that the road to the Executive Mansion could have been […]
True Confessions of a Quasi-Reality TV Watcher
November 16, 2009
I have a confession. I am a reality TV watcher. And, believe it or not, that realization shocked me. Let me explain. When I sat down to write this blog, I had every intention to rail against the genre. In fact, I identify with the 52% of Americans who The Marist Poll discovered prefer sitcoms […]
11/4: The Rap on Polls
November 4, 2009
By Dr. Lee M. Miringoff What happened in the race for New York City mayor?! Mayor Michael Bloomberg squeaked out a slim victory over Democratic challenger Bill Thompson last night despite the healthy lead given to Bloomberg by all the pre-election polls. The short of it … the scenario is a textbook case of pre-election […]