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‘Best Pollster You’ve Never Heard Of’ Posted by Danny, on April 7th, 2008, at 5:37 pmThe Washington Post yesterday calls Alabama’s John Anzalone “the best pollster you’ve never heard of,” saying his Democratic survey research firm is “among the hottest in the nation.” Readers here have heard of him; the Parlor recently named him on our list of most influential, non-elected Alabamians. The occasion for the mention in the Post is that his outfit, Anzalone Liszt Research, is opening a Washington office. Related Articles: 3 comments to ‘Best Pollster You’ve Never Heard Of’ |
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As one normally aligned with conservative Republicans, I must admit my chagrin at Mr Anzalone’s success. But the man does well and seems to know what he is doing. One reason for Anzalone’s success is that he knows to hire competent people, like Zac McCrary, former ED for the Alabama Democratic Party and a great political mind.
He has a knack for releasing polls with dems showing gains at good times, like when Bright and Griffith were both losing momentum.
This begs the question – do the poll questions get released? Do we know in a non-partisan way if the poll responses are valid or if there is a “push” or sway to the questions?
Since the polls are paid for by the DCCC, I would immediately question the polling tactics. If they are indeed as non-partisan as possible, I will be satisfied. And that would be all the questions, not just the “who would you vote for” question.
I think the Anzalone polls are paid for by the Bright Campaign. The DCCC has their own polling firm, see previous thread.