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City and State Op-Ed: Latest Siena poll shows NY Democrats have only modest wind in their sails
By BRADLEY HONAN and ELISABETH ZECHE | August 2, 2022 | Original Article The Democratic advantage is less than half…
City & State Op Ed: How New York politicians can win with the power of math
New York politics is more upside down these days than usual. Most notably, due to redistricting, New Yorkers will vote in…
Opinion: Polling numbers show a fearful and anxious NYC
By BRADLEY HONAN AND ELISABETH ZECHE | JUNE 13, 2022 | Original Article Growing concerns about rising crime and the…
City & State: GOP gubernatorial candidates use Boudin’s recall to rebuke DA Bragg, Hochul
By Sara Dorn | June 8, 2022 | Original Article New York’s Republican gubernatorial candidates leveraged Tuesday’s recall of progressive…
TND: As White House tries to reach voters, Biden stays away from interviews
By Autin Denean | June 1, 2022 | Original Article WASHINGTON (TND) — The White House is conducting another all-out…
Early observers say Bill de Blasio might actually have a shot at Congress
By Sara Dorn | May 18, 2022 | Original Article Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has re-emerged…
NBC Think Op Ed: GOP’s culture wars force its decades-long marriage to Big Business to end in divorce
By Arick Wierson | May 12, 2022 | Original Article Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ head-scratching public vendetta against Disney over its opposition to…
City & State Op Ed: Is it 1994 again?
By BRADLEY HONAN AND ELISABETH ZECHE | MAY 12, 2022 | Original Article An unpopular president who ran as a centrist,…
City & State: Political insiders unimpressed with both Hochul and Adams: Poll
By Jeff Coltin | May 8, 2022 | Original Article Political insiders are largely unimpressed with both Gov. Kathy Hochul…
Manchin talks with GOP on energy bill as advocates push Democrats to do it alone
by AUSTIN DENEAN | The National Desk | Original Article WASHINGTON (TND) — Democratic lawmakers and the White House are…
Op Ed: Credit FDR for birthing political polling process
By Bradley Honan and Elisabeth Zeche | Jan. 30, 2022 | Original Article Sunday marks the 140th anniversary of the…
Charting a Future for the Polling Industry
By Bradley Honan & Trevor Smith | 01/26/2022 | Original Article The recent polling misses in off-year races and elsewhere have reaffirmed…
Bradley Honan joins Harvard Business School panel on Building and Protecting Corporate Reputation in an Era of Misinformation
Defend Your Reputation: What Brands Need to Know in the Misinformation Age!
The National Desk: Fight over noncitizen voting heats up as GOP challenges NYC law
By STEPHEN LOIACONI | Tuesday, January 11th 2022 | Original Article WASHINGTON (TND) — New York City has become the largest…
Daily News Op Ed: How non-citizen voting could backfire on Democrats
By BRADLEY HONAN and ARICK WIERSON | JAN 02, 2022 | Original Article Recently the New York City Council voted to give voting rights…
Elisabeth Zeche and Bradley Honan named to Top Political Consultants list by City & State Magazine
Bradley Honan & Elisabeth Zeche CEO and President; Co-Founder and Partner, Honan Strategy Group Bradley Honan & Elisabeth Zeche /…
Inflation concerns loom over Democrats as they debate spending bill
November 16th, 2021 | by STEPHEN LOIACONI | Original Article WASHINGTON (SBG) — House leaders said Tuesday they aim to pass…
Daily News Op Ed: Kathy Hochul’s rough road ahead: The governor should be running scared for her first full term
By BRADLEY HONAN and ELISABETH ZECHE | September 18, 2021 | Original Article Conventional wisdom says that lieutenant governor turned…
CNN Op Ed: Biden is priming the pump for Trump Part Deux
By Arick Wierson and Bradley Honan | September 16, 2021 | Original Article (CNN)Let's be clear: For most people Joe…
Political insiders mostly expect Adams will be NYC’s next mayor
By JEFF COLTIN | JUNE 21, 2021 | Original Article Some 61% of City & State readers think Brooklyn Borough…
HillReporter.com: New York Voters Hold Donald Trump’s Legal Fate in Their Hands
BY BRANDON GAGE | June 21, 2021 | Original Article Former President Donald Trump’s accumulating legal woes may lie in…
CNN Op Ed: The NY race that could determine Trump’s fate
By Arick Wierson and Bradley Honan | June 20, 2021 | Original Article (CNN)This Tuesday, June 22, New Yorkers will…
PR News: Capalino Releases New Poll about NYC Mayoral Election and Optimism for New York’s Future
By Capalino | June 17, 2021 | Original Article New Poll Results: Voters Lean Toward Moderates with Adams Increasing his…
Politics NY: Poll Shows New Yorkers Brimming With Optimism
By Harry Parker | June 17, 2021 | Original Article Unemployment remains above pre-COVID levels, and thousands of storefronts remain…
NY Post: Adams maintains solid lead in latest mayoral poll as Yang moves back up to 2nd
By Carl Campanile | June 16, 2021 | Original Article Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams holds a solid 11-point lead in the…
NY Post: Turnout has been low during early voting in NYC mayoral primary races
By Carl Campanile | June 16, 2021 | Original Article The fiercely competitive primary races for mayor are not galvanizing voters to…
A Possible Progressive Wave on NY City Council Is Making Developers Nervous
June 15, 2021 | By Rebecca Baird-Remba | Original Article New York is about to elect an almost completely new…
CNN Op Ed: The Democratic Party is drunk on spiked progressive Kool-Aid
June 15, 2021 | by Arick Wierson and Bradley Honan | Original Article (CNN)West Virginia Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin has…
CNN Op Ed: Why Democrats should be paying closer attention to NYC’s mayoral race
June 2, 2021 | By Arick Wierson and Bradley Honan | Original Article (CNN)In just a few weeks, New York…
De Blasio’s endorsement in mayoral race would be poison for candidates: poll
By Carl Campanile | May 24, 2021 | Original Post An endorsement from current Mayor Bill de Blasio would be an albatross around the…
New Poll Results, 2021 NYC Comptroller, Infrastructure
Original Article The American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC New York) – the voice of the consulting…
Hotel workers union launches blitz for Adams, Johnson
By SALLY GOLDENBERG | 05/09/2021 | Original Article A union representing city hotel workers, whose livelihoods were devastated by Covid-19, is planning…
The race for City Hall
By POLITICO NEW YORK STAFF | 05/04/2021 | Original Article New York City’s June 22 Democratic primary is one of…
Political insiders see Adams, Yang, Stringer at the top
City & State readers say “anybody but Yang.” By JEFF COLTIN | MARCH 31, 2021 | Original Article Political insiders…
Biden calls to ‘turn the page,’ but healing after election could prove difficult
by Stephen Loiaconi | Tuesday, December 15th 2020 | Original Article WASHINGTON (SBG) — President-elect Joe Biden has committed to…
CNN Op ED: Georgia runoffs are a must-win for the Democrats, and for Biden
December 3, 2020 | By Arick Wierson and Bradley Honan | Original Article If the next five weeks were to…
City & State/Honan Strategy Group Poll: Insiders don’t expect overnight subway access to come back next year
By JEFF COLTIN | DECEMBER 1, 2020 | Original Article The Metropolitan Transportation Authority shut down overnight subway service in May for…
City & State/Honan Strategy Group Poll: Insiders unimpressed with de Blasio’s pandemic response
By JEFF COLTIN | NOVEMBER 24, 2020 | Original Article Almost 6 in 10 political insiders think New York City…
City & State/Honan Strategy Group Poll: City finances will recover in 2-5 years
November 17, 2020 | By JEFF COLTIN | Original Article The New York City government is in a bad financial situation,…
Campaigns and Elections Magazine Op Ed: Two Things The 2020 Exit Polls Can Actually Tell Us
Nov 11, 2020 | By Bradley Honan | Original Article We know that Joe Biden will be the next president of…
Campaigns and Elections Magazine Mexico Op Ed: Dos cosas que las encuestas de salida en el 2020 pueden enseñarnos
By Bradley Honan | Original Article Bradley Honan. C&E USA. Sabemos que Joe Biden será el próximo presidente de Estados…
City & State/Honan Strategy Group Poll: Stringer leads informal poll of political insiders
NOVEMBER 10, 2020 | By JEFF COLTIN | Original Article Who will be New York City’s next mayor? And who should be New York City’s…
Bradley Honan speaks to Cheddar TV: Biden Widens Lead In Pennsylvania As Election Count Continues
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Campaigns & Elections Magazine Op Ed: What we will be watching for on Election Day
November 3, 2020 | By Bradley Honan and Elisabeth Zeche | Original Article When the first polling sites start to close in Georgia at…
CNN Op Ed: Donald Trump has run a historically bad re-election campaign
October 29, 2020 | By Arick Wierson and Bradley Honan | Original Article As we head into the final days…
Trump aims to challenge Biden on son’s emails, corruption claims at final debate
By Stephen Loiaconi | October 19th, 2020 | Original Article WASHINGTON (SBG) — Former Vice President Joe Biden has avoided wading…
Jerusalem Post Op Ed: Are Democratic Socialists driving Jewish voters away?
OCTOBER 12, 2020 | By BRADLEY HONAN, ELISABETH ZECHE | Original Article US President Donald Trump’s November 2016 election affirmed that important…
CNN Op Ed: The Republican who could help defeat Trump
October 9, 2020 | By Arick Wierson and Bradley Honan | Original Article After the nation and the world witnessed…
Campaigns and Elections Op Ed: How down ballot campaigns should read the national polls
Oct 1, 2020 | By Bradley Honan and Elisabeth Zeche | Original Article In a cycle when every campaign seems…
As Trump spotlights judicial nominations, Biden offers little insight on his plans
September 15, 2020 | By Stephen Loiaconi | Original Article WASHINGTON (SBG) — President Donald Trump has placed his record of conservative…
Worth Magazine: New Technologies Are Ushering in the Biggest Revolution in Senior Care in Over a Century
September 1, 2020 | by Arick Wierson | Original Article COVID-19 has put a spotlight on a fragile senior care system,…
Quirks Op Ed: A new manifesto for market research at a critical inflection point
August 17, 2020 | By Bradley Honan | Original Article It’s worth a pause to take stock of where the…
CNN Op Ed: Biden’s biggest impact would come from serving a single term
August 14, 2020 | By Arick Wierson and Bradley Honan | Original Article On Tuesday, Joe Biden announced that Kamala Harris was…
Campaigns and Election Op Ed: Where Self Funders Go Wrong
Aug 11, 2020 | By Bradley Honan & Elisabeth Zeche | Original Article Back in June, Adam Schleifer became the latest in a…
Letter to the Editor: Bill Olner: A True Man of the People
To the Editor, I read your obituary about the untimely passing of Bill Olner with great sadness and grief. I…
Possibility of early presidential debate fades as commission rejects Trump’s request
Thursday, August 6th 2020 | by Stephen Loiaconi | Original Article WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) — The Commission on Presidential Debates said Thursday…
CNN Op Ed: : Why the next 100 days may be the most consequential in American history
July 26, 2020 | Opinion by Arick Wierson and Bradley Honan | Original Article In 100 days Americans will cast their…
CNN Op Ed: Democrats, it’s too soon to cheer Trump’s defeat
July 9, 2020 | Opinion by Arick Wierson and Bradley Honan | Original Article One need not listen hard these…
Campaigns & Elections Op Ed: A Viewer’s Guide to the 2020 Polling Wars
Jul 8, 2020 | By Bradley Honan | Original Article The first shots have been fired in the 2020 polling wars. From now…
City & State New York: Buffeted by crises, will New York regain its footing?
By JON LENTZ | JUNE 30, 2020 | Original Article Will New York regain its footing in the wake of the coronavirus…
Op Ed: NEW YORK DAILY NEWS: Primary politics: a game of inches
JUN 23, 2020 | By BRADLEY HONAN and ELISABETH ZECHE | Original Article We are nearing the two-year anniversary of the earthquake that…
City & State New York: Poll: 1 in 10 political insiders approve of de Blasio
JUNE 22, 2020 | By JON LENTZ | Original Article New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s reputation has been in tatters in…
News Daily: De Blasio’s relationship with the NYPD receives harsh criticism
June 5, 2020 | Original Article Final Point Poll shows no clear front-runner in Democratic primary to replace LaValle There’s…
The East Hampton Star: Fleming Now in Dead Heat in Poll
June 4, 2020 | By Christopher Walsh | Original Article The campaign of Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming, who is seeking the Democratic…
Talking Point: Poll suggests CD1 race is tight as finish line nears
Newsday.com | June 2, 2020 | Original A new poll commissioned by Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming’s campaign suggests a tight…
Disparity in Trump and Biden’s relationship with media could impact 2020 race
by Stephen Loiaconi | Tuesday, May 12th 2020 Original Article WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) — President Donald Trump continues to spend much more…
Campaigns & Elections Op Ed: Modeling Turnout And Polling Universes In A Covid Election
May 11, 2020 | By Bradley Honan Original Article The realities of the COVID-19 pandemic mean that we need to…
CNN Op Ed: The key area where Trump is trouncing Biden
Opinion by Arick Wierson and Bradley Honan Updated 11:36 AM ET, Thu April 23, 2020 Original Article By historical standards,…
Trump’s Home Run Performance Has Me Worried
By Bradley Honan Facts aside, President Trump delivered a home run performance at his State of the Union address earlier…
City & State New York | Poll: What New York political insiders thought before the pandemic
Poll: What New York political insiders thought before the pandemic There was widespread agreement on what would actually get done…
2020 rivals aim to slow Bloomberg’s surge as he faces his first debate in Vegas
Article: 2020 rivals aim to slow Bloomberg's surge as he faces his first debate in Vegas by Stephen Loiaconi |…
Bradley Honan appears in Tagesthemen
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Cheddar Politics: The 2020 Iowa Caucus
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Daily News Op Ed: Tom Perez must go: The party chair is dragging Democrats down at the worst possible moment
Article: Tom Perez must go: The party chair is dragging Democrats down at the worst possible moment By BRADLEY HONAN…
Trump’s Impeachment Bump
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Sinclair Broadcast Group: Can Mike Bloomberg win? Experts say Democrats shouldn’t count him out
Article: Can Mike Bloomberg win? Experts say Democrats shouldn't count him out by Stephen Loiaconi | Friday, January 17th 2020…
New York Daily News: Queens loves me, Elizabeth Crowley claims in poll about borough president race
Former Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley is stepping up efforts in her Queens borough president run with a poll finding one in…
Fox News: Is Bloomberg better off skipping the primary debates as viewership drops?
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NY Post: Michael Bloomberg might be better off skipping Democratic debates: experts
He may be the 14th richest person on Earth, but one thing Michael Bloomberg can’t buy is a spot in the 2020…
Jewish Week: Ocasio-Cortez Newest Test For Centrist Democrats
Robert Zimmerman, a longtime Democratic National Committee member from Great Neck, L.I., and a staunch Israel supporter, is in a…
Twitter Analysis of November 2019 Democratic Debate
Honan Strategy Group and WPA Intelligence have conducted a comprehensive analysis of the Twitter conversation surrounding the November 2019 Democratic…
CNN Op Ed: Michael Bloomberg is the antidote to Donald Trump
There will come a day when Donald J. Trump is no longer the President of the United States. For hopeful…
Bradley Honan Tweet mentioned on Rush Limbaugh
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WSJ: Facebook Ad Prices Surge Due to Barrage by Democratic Hopefuls
Article: Facebook Ad Prices Surge Due to Barrage by Democratic Hopefuls By Emily Glazer and Patience Haggin | Updated Aug.…
10 Key Insights from CampaignTech
I have recently returned from Campaigns and Elections’ Annual CampaignTech conference – attended by nearly 450 practitioners from across the…
Vice: Mitt Romney Might Become Trump’s Next Great Nemesis
With the Democrats soon to be in control of the House of Representatives, the inside-the-beltway punditry has largely posited that a…
CNN Op Ed: Please, Hillary, don’t do it
CNN Op Ed: Please, Hillary, don't do it By Bradley Honan and Arick Wierson It was bound to happen. Somehow,…
Democrats Beware
While Election Day can’t come soon enough for Democrats, longer term disappointment may sadly be in the air on Wednesday…
NY Observer: Refurbished Vintage Vehicles Are Playing a Major Role in the Midterms
Article: Refurbished Vintage Vehicles Are Playing a Major Role in the Midterms By Arick Wierson • 11/04/18 The image of…
NY Observer: Michael Bloomberg for President? Experts Weigh in on How He Could Succeed in 2020
By Arick Wierson 10/16/18 2:11pm https://observer.com/2018/10/michael-bloomberg-democratic-primary-vp-picks/ Last Wednesday, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg posted on Instagram a picture…
Two Important Polling Trends Emerge from Kavanaugh Hearings
Recent public opinion polling data has highlighted two important political implications for Democrats following that Kavanaugh hearings. Democratic Enthusiasm Gap:…
CNBC: Nicaragua is on the verge of civil war. The fallout could become the ‘biggest wild card’ in the midterm elections
It's been just over thirty years since Nicaragua dominated U.S. headlines during the famous Iran-Contra Affair. The scandal revealed that senior members of…
The Democrat’s Sisyphean Challenge – Part Two
My previous post, on the institutional barriers facing Democrats, outlined that Democrats will need at a minimum a very decisive…
Philadelphia Tribune: Trump and Koch brothers in battle of billionaires
Article: Trump and Koch brothers in battle of billionaires by Arick Wierson | Aug 7, 2018 (Original Article) One would…
The Cannes Creativity Trap
In the aftermath of the Cannes Lions Festival, it’s worth kicking the tires about whether this sun, sand, and Rosé…
Facebook: The Real Threat They Face
Facebook: The Real Threat They Face As Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg demonstrated over the last several days with his congressional…
Political Campaigns in Transition: What I Heard at Campaign Tech Expo
Political Campaigns in Transition: What I Heard at Campaign Tech Expo I recently spent a very interesting couple of days…
The Myth of the Independent Voter: Alive and Well Today
The Myth of the Independent Voter: Alive and Well Today Every week that goes by brings us closer to the…
The Democrat’s Sisyphean Challenge
The Democrat’s Sisyphean Challenge In ancient Greek mythology Sisyphus was punished and forced for eternity to roll an enormous boulder up a hill only…
Sentiment Analysis in Social Networks
Bradley Honan has co-written a chapter in the Sentiment Analysis in Social Networks book by Federico Alberto Pozzi, Elisabetta Fersini, Enza Messina,…
Ukrainian Television Station Channel 11 Exit Poll
DNIPROPETROVSK, Ukraine, Oct. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- An election day Exit Poll of Parliamentary District 24 (Dnipropetrovsk) conducted by U.S. opinion research firm KRC Research…
MarketWatch: Voters want candidates to be civil
Original article by Al Lewis (https://www.marketwatch.com/story/voters-want-candidates-to-be-civil-2012-10-03) DENVER — About half of Americans would appreciate it if Gov. Mitt Romney and…
Silent Marketing: Micro-targeting
Introduction TiVo lets you get the entertainment you want. Xbox allows you to create the gaming experience you want. Google,…
White House lessons for Downing Street.
Dr. Jack Cunningham, the government's new official 'Cabinet Enforcer' has the first chance in a generation to redefine and rework…