Sunday, April 17, 2016

New Quinnipiac NY Poll



New Quinnipiac NY Poll

Quinnipiac University Polling Institute
The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute is a public opinion polling center based at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. It surveys public opinion in Connecticut, Florida, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, and nationally.[2]

It is considerably larger than other academic polling centers, including the Franklin & Marshall College Poll, which only surveys Pennsylvania.[1] The organization employs about 160 interviewers, generally drawing from political science, communications, psychology, and sociology majors, as well as some interviewers that are not affiliated with the university.[1] The poll has a full-time staff of ten.[1] The university does not disclose the Institute's operating budget, and the poll does not accept clients or outside funding.[1]

In 2007, the institute underwent construction of a new two-story building that was expected to double its available capacity to 160 calling cubicles.[1] The purpose of the capacity expansion was to allow the institute to poll multiple states at once, rectifying a problem that arose during the 2006 Connecticut Senate election where other polls were canceled to support that poll.[1]

The polling operation began informally in 1988 in conjunction with a marketing class.[3] It became formal in 1994 when the university hired a CBS News analyst to assess the data being gained.[3] It subsequently focused on the Northeastern states, gradually expanding during presidential elections to cover swing states as well.[3] The institute is funded by the university.[3] Quinnipiac University is widely known for its poll;[4] the publicity it has generated has been credited with increasing the university's enrollment.[1]

The poll has been cited by major news outlets throughout North America and Europe, including The Washington Post,[5] Fox News,[6] USA Today,[7] The New York Times,[8] CNN,[9] and Reuters.[10] Quinnipiac's Polling Institute receives national recognition for its independent surveys of residents throughout the United States. It conducts public opinion polls on politics and public policy as a public service as well as for academic research.[1][3] Andrew S. Tanenbaum, the founder of the poll-analysis website Electoral-vote.com, compared major pollsters' performances in the 2010 midterm Senate elections and concluded that Quinnipiac was the most accurate, with a mean error of 2.0 percent.

Andrew S. Tanenbaum
Biography
Tanenbaum was born in New York City and grew up in suburban White Plains, New York.
He received his bachelor of Science degree in Physics from MIT in 1965 and his Ph.D. degree in astrophysics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1971. Tanenbaum also served as a lobbyist for the Sierra Club.
Electoral-vote.com
In 2004, Tanenbaum created Electoral-vote.com, a web site analyzing opinion polls for the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election, using them to project the outcome in the Electoral College. He stated that he created the site as an American who "knows first hand what the world thinks of America and it is not a pretty picture at the moment. I want people to think of America as the land of freedom and democracy, not the land of arrogance and blind revenge. I want to be proud of America again."[29] The site provided a color-coded map, updated each day with projections for each state's electoral votes. Through most of the campaign period Tanenbaum kept his identity secret, referring to himself as "the Votemaster" and acknowledging only that he personally preferred John Kerry. A libertarian who supports the Democrats, he revealed his identity on November 1, 2004, the day before the election, also stating his reasons and qualifications for running the website.
 


Quinnipiac University 
William C. Weldon is a trustee at Quinnipiac University, was the chairman for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (Big Pharma), and the chairman for Johnson & Johnson.

Note: Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP was the lobby firm for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (Big Pharma), and Johnson & Johnson.
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle, a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), was a director at the Lazard Group LLC, and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
Kenneth M. Jacobs is the chairman & CEO for the Lazard Group LLC, a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), was a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
Lazard Asset Management is a subsidiary of Lazard Group LLC.
John Reinsberg is the vice chairman for the Lazard Asset Management, and a director at the Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy.
John L. Lahey is a director at the Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy, and the president of Quinnipiac University.
Valerie B. Jarrett is Vernon E. Jordan Jr’s great niece, the senior adviser for the Barack Obama administration, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Commercial Club of Chicago, Members Directory A-Z (Past Research)
Tuesday, December 17, 2013       
R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Sidley Austin LLP was the lobby firm for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (Big Pharma), and Johnson & Johnson.
William C. Weldon was the chairman for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (Big Pharma), the chairman for Johnson & Johnson, and is a trustee at Quinnipiac University.
Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.           
Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).        
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank), Climate Reality Project, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and People for the American Way.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Laura D'Andrea Tyson was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), is a director at the CBRE Group, Inc., and a professor at the Haas School of Business.
Richard C. Blum is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a director & former chairman for the CBRE Group, Inc., a board member for the Haas School of Business, and married to Senator Dianne Feinstein.
Haas School of Business is a business school at the University of California, Berkeley.
David H. Romer is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Cameron F. Kerry is a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and John F. Kerry’s brother.
John F. Kerry is Cameron F. Kerry’s brother, the secretary at the U.S. Department of State for the Barack Obama administration, and married to Teresa Heinz Kerry.
Teresa Heinz Kerry is married to John F. Kerry, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and the vice chair for the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment.
Larry J. Schweiger is a trustee at the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, a director at the Climate Reality Project, and was the president & CEO for the National Wildlife Federation.
Albert A. Gore Jr. is the chairman for the Climate Reality Project.
James Gustave Speth is a director at the Climate Reality Project, and an honorary trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Reality Coalition is a partner with the National Wildlife Federation, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Sierra Club, and the League of Conservation Voters.
Sierra Club is a national partner with America Votes.
People for the American Way is a national partner with America Votes.
Dolores Huerta is a director at People for the American Way, and was a 2012 elector (CA) for the Electoral College.
Sherwood L. Boehlert is a director at the League of Conservation Voters, a director at the Climate Reality Project, and was a trustee at the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment.
Teresa Heinz Kerry is the vice chair for the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and married to John F. Kerry.
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle, a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, married to Ann Dibble Jordan was a director at the Lazard Group LLC, and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP was the lobby firm for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (Big Pharma), and Johnson & Johnson.
William C. Weldon was the chairman for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (Big Pharma), the chairman for Johnson & Johnson, and is a trustee at Quinnipiac University.
Ann Dibble Jordan was a director at Johnson & Johnson, is married to Vernon E. Jordan Jr., and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Richard C. Blum is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a director & former chairman for the CBRE Group, Inc., a board member for the Haas School of Business, and married to Senator Dianne Feinstein.
Laura D'Andrea Tyson was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), is a director at the CBRE Group, Inc., and a professor at the Haas School of Business.
Haas School of Business is a business school at the University of California, Berkeley.
David H. Romer is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Dianne Feinstein is married to Richard C. Blum, a U.S. Senate senator, and a member of the Alfalfa Club.
Joseph I. Lieberman was the president of the Alfalfa Club, and was the attorney general for the Connecticut state government.

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