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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 10, 2016

Build a wall along the Mexican border? Florida voters are divided. A Quinnipiac University survey released Tuesday morning found Florida voters are split 48 percent to 48 percent on whether the United States should build a wall along the Mexican border. The idea, first floated by presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, is more popular among […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 23, 2016

Donald Trump may be the leading in the polls, but more than 50 percent of voters said they wouldn’t vote for him in November. According to a Quinnipiac University Poll, 54 percent of registered voters surveyed said they wouldn’t vote for the New York Republican in the general election. Forty-three percent of respondents stated that […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 25, 2016

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Donald Trump is clobbering Marco Rubio in Florida, according to a new poll of likely Republican voters. A Quinnipiac University Poll released Thursday showed Trump has a commanding lead over Florida’s native son. The survey showed Trump led the GOP field with 44 percent of the vote, followed by Rubio with 28 percent of the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 17, 2016

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Donald Trump continues to be the favorite among Republican voters nationwide, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll. Trump leads the Republican field with 39 percent, followed by Marco Rubio with 19 percent and Ted Cruz with 18 percent. John Kasich is at 6 percent, while Jeb Bush and Ben Carson are both at 4 […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 26, 2016

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With less than a week before the Iowa caucuses, the Republican race appears too close to call, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday. Donald Trump leads the pack among likely Republican caucus goes with 31 percent, followed by Ted Cruz at 29 percent. Marco Rubio, who has held that third place spot for […]

Peter SchorschDecember 22, 2015

Six weeks before the Iowa Caucuses open the 2016 presidential race in earnest, Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz lead the Republican field nationally, but Trump trails either Democratic candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton or Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, and 50 percent of American voters say they would be embarrassed to have […]

Jac VerSteegNovember 9, 2015

Way back in 1984, the late, great Chicago newspaperman Mike Royko wrote a column in which he urged readers to lie to pollsters. “Be polite. Talk to them,” Royko coached. “But lie. Don’t give them an honest answer.” Royko wrote that pollsters would collect the results and “feed them into a computer, which will chew […]

Jac VerSteegNovember 8, 2015

Way back in 1984, the late, great Chicago newspaperman Mike Royko wrote a column in which he urged readers to lie to pollsters. “Be polite. Talk to them,” Royko coached. “But lie. Don’t give them an honest answer.” Royko wrote that pollsters would collect the results and “feed them into a computer, which will chew […]

Bob SparksNovember 7, 2015

Political opinion polls can be useful, but they can also be dangerous in a figurative sense. Those thinking the election is over because a poll says so can be in for the shock of their lives. Polls can get it wrong in a big way. We have some recent examples. Going into Tuesday night’s statewide […]

Bob SparksNovember 5, 2015

Political opinion polls can be useful, but they can also be dangerous in a figurative sense. Those thinking the election is over because a poll says so can be in for the shock of their lives. Polls can get it wrong in a big way. We have some recent examples. Going into Tuesday night’s statewide […]

Tag: Quinnipiac University poll

Floridians split on whether U.S. should build a wall along Mexico border

54 percent of voters say they won’t vote for Donald Trump

Marco Rubio trails Donald Trump by 16 in new Florida Q-Poll

Donald Trump still leads GOP field, Quinnipiac University poll finds

Poll: Donald Trump, Ted Cruz neck and neck in Iowa

Half of U.S. voters embarrassed with Donald Trump as president, Quinnipiac poll finds

Jac VerSteeg: Poll accuracy might be worse than you thought

Jac VerSteeg: Poll accuracy might be worse than you thought

Bob Sparks: Polls have recently missed the mark; how about the GOP presidential field?

Bob Sparks: Polls have recently missed the mark; how about the GOP presidential field?