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President Bush: Ratings and Re-election Prospects

53% of registered voters nationwide approve of the job President Bush is doing in office. This represents a 17% decrease in President Bush’s approval rating since April of this year. Read the full post

New York Democratic Presidential Primary

Democratic Presidential Primary 2004: 23% of New York State Democrats are undecided in their preference for their party’s presidential nominee. Senator Joseph Lieberman no longer leads the crowded field of Democratic candidates in New York. Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean has the support of 18% of the state’s registered Democrats, followed by Senator Joseph Lieberman […]

New Hampshire Democratic Presidential Primary

How the Democratic Field Shapes Up: Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean leads the field of Democratic presidential candidates for the 2004 New Hampshire Democratic Presidential Primary with 35%. Senator John Kerry receives 22%, followed by General Wesley Clark with 11%.* The other candidates trail with single digits. Read the full post

NYS Democrats Assess Field of Candidates

Democratic Presidential Primary 2004: Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman has the support of 23% of New York State’s registered Democrats, followed by 13% for former Vermont Governor Howard Dean and 10% for the Reverend Al Sharpton. Newcomer Wesley Clark has 6%. 23% of New York State Democrats are undecided in their preference for their party’s presidential […]

President Bush and New York State Voters

Approval rating: President George Bush’s approval rating is currently 44% among New York State’s registered voters. 55% do not rate his job performance positively. This represents a significant drop in his standing among the state’s voters and a return to a rating that approximates pre-September 11th, 2001 numbers. Read the full post

New York State Voters Rate Pataki

Approval Rating: 40% of New York State’s registered voters rate the job Governor Pataki is doing in office as excellent or good. 58% rate the job the governor is doing as fair or poor. His approval in a similar poll conducted last May was 37%. Read the full post

Race-Conscious Admissions Programs: The Court of Public Opinion

On April 1 the Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments on two cases challenging how the University of Michigan uses race in its undergraduate and law school admissions processes. The case is being closely watched in higher education circles because virtually all of our nation’s selective colleges and universities have embraced the goal of having […]

NYS Poll: Hillary Clinton and the Numbers

With the publication of Hillary Clinton’s book Living History due next week, New York State registered voters are divided over the reasons she wrote the memoir. 33% think Hillary Clinton is mostly motivated by the desire to make money, 28% think she is setting the stage for a future presidential run, and 27% believe she […]

New York State Voters Rate Governor Pataki

Approval Rating is Lowest in Eight Years: 37% of New York State’s registered voters rate the job Governor Pataki is doing in office as excellent or good. This represents the lowest score for Governor Pataki in eight years. 59% rate the job the governor is doing as fair or poor. His approval rating has declined […]

President Bush: Ratings and Re-election Prospects

Job Performance. 70% of registered voters nationwide approve of the job President Bush is doing in office. This represents a 14% increase in President Bush’s approval rating from pre-war levels. Read the full post