Harper Polling is an American polling and media company.

Overview

The organization was founded after the

2012 presidential election This national electoral calendar for 2012 lists the national/federal elections held in 2012 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included. January *3–4 January: E ...

, with the goal of giving Republicans high-volume, inexpensive " robo-polling." The organization was founded by

Brock McCleary Brock may refer to: Businesses * Brock Motors, a short-lived automotive company founded in 1921 in Amherstberg, Ontario * Crowne Plaza Niagara Falls – Fallsview also known as the Brock Hotel, a hotel in Niagara Falls, Ontario * Brock Hotel Corp ...

, who had served as the polling director of the NRCC in the 2012 cycle. The organization was founded with the goal of emulating PPP, a left-leaning polling organization. Harper Polling has received some backlash for not being able to call cellphones.

Polling topics

Harper Polling correctly polled the 2013 Senate special election in Massachusetts. Harper has also polled the 2014

Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor The lieutenant governor is a constitutional officer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The lieutenant governor is elected for a four-year term in the same year as the governor. Each party picks a candidate for lieutenant governor independently o ...

race and the

2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election The 2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States ...

. In addition to polling elections, Harper Polling also polls for issues. Harper Polling partnered with PPP to conduct polling across 29 states to test support for the Gang of Eight's

immigration reform Immigration reform is change to the current immigration policy of a country. In its strict definition, ''reform'' means "to change into an improved form or condition, by amending or removing faults or abuses". In the political sense, "immigration ...

bill.

References

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External links

Harper Polling website
Public opinion research companies in the United States American companies established in 2012 2012 establishments in Pennsylvania