The Marist Poll, founded in 1978, is a national

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operated by the Marist Institute for Public Opinion (MIPO) on the campus of Marist College in

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. The poll was one of the first college-based public opinion polls in the

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. MIPO regularly measures public opinion, both in

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and across the country. In 2020, polls were conducted in

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, New York,

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, and

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. The Marist Poll is highly respected, with an 'A' rating from ABC News' FiveThirtyEight, and is often cited by

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and pundits around the world.

History

MIPO was founded in 1978 by Dr. Lee Miringoff, former President of the National Council of Public Polls, as a poll on

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elections for a

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class he was teaching on voting behavior. MIPO was reportedly the first college-based survey center in the nation to involve

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in the direct interaction and conducting of all its surveys. While most of the polls are

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in nature, MIPO does frequently conduct polls deemed to be in other areas of public interest. Other subjects commonly polled by MIPO include

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and

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Partnerships

In 2012, the Marist Poll teamed with

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and ''The

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'' to conduct surveys in key

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. Consequently, MIPO accurately predicted the results of the presidential contest and

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and

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races in each of these states. During the summer of 2013, MIPO announced they have conducted a survey on Performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) in

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. Specifically, the poll asked whether or not players linked to clinics that provide PEDs, such as Biogenesis, should be suspended—even if they did not fail a drug test. The second question asked if players who used PEDs should receive eligibility for the

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. On the October 22, 2013 edition of ''

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'' that

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's longtime, sports-themed monthly

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and the Marist Poll have launched a new, indefinite joint-polling initiative. Towards the end of the program on October 22,

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Bryant Gumbel announced the results of a HBO ''Real Sports''/Marist Poll: a comprehensive national survey conducted by the Marist Poll in mid-July, 2013 with more than 1,200

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over the age of 17 on the topic of

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and brain trauma in

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. In 2015, Marist temporarily suspended polling of the candidates for nomination during the

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and Republican primaries out of concern that polls were being inappropriately used to decide who was included and excluded from the primaries.

References

External links

* {{Marist College 1978 establishments in the United States Public opinion research companies in the United States Marist College

History

Partnerships

See also

References

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