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Insider advantage polling is actually polling conducted by a firm called InsiderAdvantage. The company was formed in 2000 by two former political officeholders--one a Democrat, the other a Republican. Both had worked in major national political campaigns at the presidential, U.S. Senate, gubernatorial, and congressional levels. The LLC which owns InsiderAdvantage includes major investors including a large nationalnewspaper chain and a multi-billion dollars real estate investment firm. The firm utilizes a proprietary automated polling system which led to extremely accurate results in the 2008 presidential election. InsiderAdvantage was the pollster for the Washington-based political news organization Politico in the 2008 contest between John McCain and Barack Obama. The Obama campaign reportedly considered InsiderAdvantage surveys to be among the most accurate and most likely to reflect their own internal polling. In 2009, Nate Silver, founder of the popular polling/prediction website FiveThirtyEight.com in a speech at Fordham University, named InsiderAdvantage one of the nations three most accurate national pollsters for the 2008 presidential contest. The firm is based in Atlanta, Ga but has offices and employees in Washington and Florida. In late 2008 it was announced that former CNN president for news Eason Jordan would be joining the company and the firm would launch a new project in late 2009. InsiderAdvantage CEO Matt Towery is a former top strategist for Republican Newt Gingrich and has authored three books. He writes for Creators Syndicate and often appears on national news programs as an analyst. Towery no longer has a political affiliation and despite his conservative leanings as a columnist, boldly predicted wins by Barack Obama in key southern states such as Virginia, North Carolina, and Florida in the 2008 general election. Towery is a graduate of England's Cambridge University and Florida's Stetson College of Law.
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How did political machines control cities during the Gilded Age?
Political machines controlled the activities of political parties in the city. Ward bosses, precinct captains, and the city boss worked to ensure that their candidates were elected and that city government worked to their advantage.
What three groups struggled to gain political advantage in European societies?
England, Spain, and France.
What are the Advantages and Disadvantages from Political Groups?
The advantage of a political group is that it aligns people who share views on policy, and gives them strength in numbers. A disadvantage is when people become so entrenched in their views they are unwilling to compromise for the greater good.
Who are the outsider pressure groups?
Outsider pressure groups have none of the advantages of insider groups. They cannot expect to be consulted during the policy-making process, nor can they expect to gain access to ministers and civil servants. Rather, they have to work outside the governmental decision making process and, therefore, have fewer opportunities to determine the direction of policy. In the 1980s, CND was excluded from any consultation process with the government because its aim was unacceptable to the Conservative government of the time. An extreme example of an outsider group is the Irish Republican Army (IRA), which seeks a united Ireland but has been considered an illegitimate organisation by the British government. It was considered anti-constitutional because its violent indirect method - terrorism - was unacceptable in a democratic country. Outsider groups adopt different strategies and can be further subdivided in to two categories. The first are outsider groups aiming for insider status. They do this by waiting for a different political climate, such as a change in government. If such a change materialises, they might immediately gain insider status. Outsider groups hoping for a change in political climate often work closely with the opposition in Parliament and, generally, their strategy is to abide by the 'rules of the game'. Alternatively, groups seeking insider status may be new groups with little experience, resources and expertise. Decision makers might support their aims but do not consult them because they are thought to have little to offer. In addition there is a category of outsider groups that do not aim for insider status because they are ideologically opposed to the political system. By definition, such groups have no interest in gaining access to governmental decision makers.
What is it called when a congressmen knows where to buy realstate to profit from public works?
insider trading
When was Michael Adams - pollster - born?
Michael Adams - pollster - was born on 1946-##-09.
What method of data collection would you use to collect data for a study where a political pollster wishes to determine if his candidate is leading in the polls?
Survey
Who is roper the pollster?
Elmo Roper born July 31, 1900, Hebron, Neb., U.S.died April 30, 1971, West Reading, Pa American pollster, the first to develop the scientific poll for political forecasting. Three times he predicted the reelection of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1936, 1940, 1944.
Why is insider trading prohibited by the Securities Exchange Act?
To prevent people with non-public information from having an advantage.
What is another name for election analysts?
pollster
Does the question posed by the pollster meet the standards for a good questionwhy or why not?
yes,
Who is the author of book insider?
"The Insider" is a book written by P. V. Narasimha Rao, a former Prime Minister of India. The book provides insights into his tenure in office and his perspective on various political and economic issues during that time.
When was The Insider - newspaper - created?
The Insider - newspaper - was created in 2002.
How did political machines take advantage of immigrants?
political machines help out the poor and the new immigrants Poeple were grateful for the assistance they received from them.
How do you calculate insider ownership?
How do you calculate insider ownership
Why must pollster carefully create the questions they ask?
pollsters must carefully create the questions they ask because the pollster measures the president's popularity or public attitudes toward a White House proposal, such as a possible tax increase.
What is poly wool?
the mixture of pollster and wool is called poly wool
