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'''Research 2000''' is a [[United States|U.S.]] [[opinion poll]]ing and [[marketing research]] company based in [[Olney, Maryland]]. It began doing research on upcoming elections in 1999<ref>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/e/a/1999/06/28/NEWS7479.dtl&type=printable</ref> after its President, Del Ali, moved on from [[Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc.|Mason-Dixon Political Media Research]].<ref>http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SR&p_theme=sr&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10E462CA44082678&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM</ref> Research 2000 clients have included KCCI-TV in Iowa, WCAX-TV in Vermont, WISC-TV in Wisconsin, WKYT-TV in Kentucky, Lee Enterprises, the Concord Monitor, The Florida Times-Union, WSBT-TV/WISH-TV/WANE-TV in Indiana, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Bergen Record, the Reno Gazette-Journal, and the political blog [[Daily Kos]].<ref>{{cite web|title=More on Research 2000|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/6/29/880185/-More-on-Research-2000|work=Daily Kos|accessdate=29 June 2010}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:15, 3 July 2010
Research 2000 is a U.S. opinion polling and marketing research company based in Olney, Maryland. It began doing research on upcoming elections in 1999[1] after its President, Del Ali, moved on from Mason-Dixon Political Media Research.[2] Research 2000 clients have included KCCI-TV in Iowa, WCAX-TV in Vermont, WISC-TV in Wisconsin, WKYT-TV in Kentucky, Lee Enterprises, the Concord Monitor, The Florida Times-Union, WSBT-TV/WISH-TV/WANE-TV in Indiana, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Bergen Record, the Reno Gazette-Journal, and the political blog Daily Kos.[3]
Fraud
During the 2008 U.S. elections, Research 2000 was contracted by the website DailyKos to conduct nonpartisan polling of various races, including presidential, senate and gubernatorial races. This partnership was slated to continue into the 2010 U.S. elections, but Daily Kos terminated the relationship in early June 2010, citing poor performance.[4] In late June 2010, DailyKos made public a report from three independent statisticians (Mark Grebner, Michael Weissman, and Jonathan Weissman) concluding that Research 2000's published results, as well as the available underlying data, showed extreme statistical anomalies inconsistent with random polling.[5] DailyKos announced that it intended to sue the polling firm for fraud.[6][7] The suit was filed on June 30, 2010 in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California.[8]
References
- ^ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/e/a/1999/06/28/NEWS7479.dtl&type=printable
- ^ http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SR&p_theme=sr&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10E462CA44082678&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
- ^ "More on Research 2000". Daily Kos. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
- ^ Markos Moulitsas, "Polling," DailyKos.com, June 9, 2010.
- ^ http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/6/29/169/32552
- ^ Steven, Shephard. "Daily Kos To Sue Former Pollster". National Journal. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
- ^ http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/06/lawyer_for_dailykos_details_la.html
- ^ Greg Sargent, "First look at Daily Kos's lawsuit: Charges Research 2000 with "fraudulently manufacturing phony results," Washington Post, July 1, 2010. Access date: 1 July 2010.
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