Dave Fako 7 Questions on Polling

7 Questions with Pollster Dave Fako, Founder of Fako Research & Strategies

by Ben Holse (He/Him) and Ibrahim Ahmed

Dave Fako founded Fako Research & Strategies (FR&S) in 1998. His career in politics, public policy, and government affairs spans over thirty years. Over his career, Dave Fako has developed strategies for statewide, congressional, state legislative, and municipal candidates, in addition to referendums, and has advised numerous public policy, advocacy organizations, and national and regional private sector companies.

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Pollster Ben Lazarus: 7 Qs on State Legislative Races

by Mariana Boully Perez

Pollster Ben Lazarus is currently the Director of Research Solutions at TargetSmart. He is a specialist in state legislative races and works as a principal pollster and analytics consultant for the New Jersey Democratic Assembly Campaign Committee, the Maryland Senate Democratic Caucus, and the Indiana House Democratic Caucus. We asked him 7 questions on polling in state legislative races.

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Membership Surveys: 7 Questions with Ruth Bernstein

by Ben Holse (He/Him)

Ruth Bernstein is president and CEO at EMC Research, a national polling and opinion research firm. Ruth leads polling on a wide variety of political, policy, and marketing projects. She is especially proud of her work helping to elect women and people of color to office and securing voter approval for education, transportation, minimum wage increases, and environmental protection. We asked Ruth 7 questions on membership surveys and how they can benefit your organization.

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Political Polling in a Pandemic with Alan Secrest 7 Questions

Alan Secrest has been polling for 35 years and reached out with some insights into political polling during a crisis:

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