A congressional race in Arkansas may give the old adage "don't blame the messenger" a new twist: don't blame the pollster. (Who's Who).A congressional race in Arkansas may give the old adage "don't blame the messenger" a new twist: Don't blame the pollster poll·ster n. One that takes public-opinion surveys. Also called polltaker. Word History: The suffix -ster is nowadays most familiar in words like pollster, jokester, huckster, . In the state's first district, an August poll by the respected firm Zogby International Zogby International is a polling firm which was founded by John Zogby in 1984.[1] References 1. ^ About us. Zogby. Retrieved on 2007-10-11. , headed by John Zogby, has Democratic incumbent Marion Berry up 63 percent to 21 percent over GOP challenger and former U.S. congressman Tommy Robinson. But when Robinson heard the results of the poll, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, he didn't take it quietly. Referring to Zogby as "an Arab polling firm," he complained "I don't like an Arab running any poll that has to do with me because of my strong position on the war on terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act ." Zogby's father is of Lebanese ancestry; his brother dames Zogby heads the Washington, D.C.-based Arab American Institute Founded in 1985, the Arab American Institute is a non-profit, membership organization and advocacy group based in Washington D.C. that focuses on the issues and interests of Arab-Americans nationwide. James Zogby, brother of pollster John Zogby, is founder and president of the AAI. . |
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