Dan Cassino Archives - New Jersey Globe

FDU poll says fears over abortion might boost turnout, but not Democratic candidates

November 3, 2022 12:04 pmNovember 3, 2022 12:06 pm

Pro-choice voters are more likely to vote in New Jersey this year, but that doesn’t mean they’re more likely to vote for Democratic candidates, according to a new Fairleigh Dickinson University poll released on Thursday. More than half of New...

Woolley & Cassino: Are Pollsters the Worst Part of the Campaign Season?

November 10, 2021 9:51 am

OPINION Pollsters may be your least favorite part of the campaign season, but Patrick Murray of the Monmouth University Poll was wrong to apologize for misleading the public and the campaigns with his recent poll of the governor’s race in New...

FDU poll finds college sports gambling narrowly losing 39-41%

October 29, 2021 1:09 pmOctober 29, 2021 1:14 pm

A poll released today by Fairleigh Dickinson University found that a ballot initiative to legalize betting on college sports is underwater 39-41% among New Jersey voters. The result nevertheless represents a massive improvement for the initiative since FDU last polled...

FDU poll puts Murphy 9 points ahead of Ciattarelli

October 29, 2021 1:09 pmOctober 29, 2021 1:35 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy has a 9-point lead over Republican Jack Ciattarelli, 53%-44%, according to a new Fairleigh Dickinson University poll released on Friday. “Both candidates are about where you’d expect a generic Republican and a generic Democrat to be,” said...

Poll: Newark sees little or no progress on police reform, most residents say

August 31, 2021 8:52 amSeptember 1, 2021 9:25 am

Nearly one-quarter of Newark’s residents (23%) believe there has been no progress at all on police reform at all despite more than a year of national debate over the Black Lives Matter movement, according to a new Fairleigh Dickinson University...

Black Newark residents say their schools are segregated, Fairleigh Dickinson University Poll says

August 26, 2021 9:00 am

As many Newark public schools become more diverse, Black residents still see their public schools as segregated, according to a Fairleigh Dickinson University Poll released on Thursday. A majority of Black residents (60%) say that the students in the public...

Payne has favorables of 37% in Newark, new FDU Poll says

August 23, 2021 6:00 amAugust 23, 2021 12:06 am

Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. has favorables of 37%-11% in his hometown of Newark, a new Fairleigh Dickinson University poll shows. Among Democrats – the group of voters Payne needs to be most concerned about to hold his seat – the...