4/18: Controversy or Political Reality?

By Dr. Lee M. Miringoff A little perspective seems in order over the recent dustup in Albany involving Governor Cuomo’s staff keeping tabs on reporters’ comments about him.  No, this is not a throwback to Richard Nixon’s Enemy’s List.  It barely resembles the legendary Mario Cuomo’s late-night tussle with reporters over nuanced points of theology.  […]

4/4: My Quest for 30

By Stephanie Calvano Everyone has their bucket list.  And mine has typical things like skydiving and visiting where my dad was born in Italy.  However, numero uno on my list is to attend a game at every Major League Baseball stadium.  Anyone who knows me, knows how much I love baseball.  I, like 16% of […]

4/4: Opening Day

By John Sparks Although there were two official games played in Japan last week, this week marks the day all die-hard baseball fans wait for during the long cold winter — Opening Day. The opening day of the baseball season used to be celebrated in Cincinnati where the Reds were the oldest of the original […]

3/20: Is the Future As We Remember It?

By Dr. Lee M. Miringoff Who can argue against this GOP contest as being the most topsy-turvy in recent memory?  True.  But, in our desire to grasp a little certainty, to this at times spinning out of control roller coaster ride, just what is the historical precedent we can grab onto? A few cases come to mind.  […]

3/20: The Toll of Gas on Campaign 2012

By Barbara Carvalho In matters both athletic and political, the best defense is always the best offense.  With the rapidly escalating gas wars threatening to engulf campaign 2012, it seems the Obama team is trying to do just that.  Faced with some serious incoming about soaring fuel costs from GOPers Romney, Santorum, and Gingrich, President […]

3/14: A Look Ahead to Opening Day

By John Sparks With Major League Baseball’s opening day less than a month away, the countdown to the regular season has begun.  What can baseball fans make of the change in the playoff system?  And, who has the best chances of winning this year?  Sports journalist and Marist Poll Contributor Len Berman offered his insight […]

2/23: The Latest on the GOP Race

By John Sparks Where does the race for the Republican nomination stand?  What are the chances of a brokered convention?  And, who has the best odds against President Barack Obama?   The Marist Poll’s John Sparks visits with Marist Poll Analyst and syndicated political columnist Carl Leubsdorf who writes a weekly column for The Dallas […]

1/27: A Look at Cuomo’s Current Success

By Dr. Lee M. Miringoff As if his job performance numbers aren’t high enough, the latest Marist Poll shows that Governor Andrew Cuomo is in the process of reshaping how Empire State voters view the future of New York.  For the first time in nearly a decade, New York voters are telling us they think […]

1/27: An Optimistic Picture of the NYS Economy

By Barbara Carvalho One of the most interesting numbers from Marist’s poll of New York State deals with those who now believe the worst of the state’s financial failings are behind us.  As recently as this past November, only 42% thought that we had turned the economic corner.  Now, 52% see things in a more rosy […]

1/13: On the Ground in New Hampshire

It’s a political junkie’s drug – New Hampshire in the days leading up to the primary. 2012 marked the Marist Poll’s seventh venture to the Granite State, but I was a newbie. Here’s the back story.  Plain and simple, I love politics!  My passion for politics began fairly early in life, debating politics with family […]