Harper Polling
{{Short description|American polling and media company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Harper Polling
| logo =
| type =
| foundation = Harrisburg, Pennsylvania ({{Start date|2012}})
| founder = Brock McCleary
| location_city = Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
| location_country =
United States
| key_people = Brock McCleary
| area_served = U.S.
| industry = Opinion polling
| homepage = [http://www.harperpolling.com/ www.HarperPolling.com]
}}
Harper Polling is an American polling and media company.
Overview
The organization was founded after the 2012 presidential election, with the goal of giving Republicans high-volume, inexpensive "robo-polling." The organization was founded by Brock McCleary, who had served as the polling director of the NRCC in the 2012 cycle.{{cite news|last=Burns|first=Alexander|title=New GOP polling firm goal: Catch up with Dems|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2012/12/new-gop-polling-firm-goal-catch-up-with-dems-85273.html|accessdate=21 March 2014|newspaper=Politico|date=19 December 2014}} The organization was founded with the goal of emulating PPP, a left-leaning polling organization.{{cite news|last=Shepard|first=Steven|title=Ex-NRCC Polling Director: Embrace Robo-Polls|url=http://www.nationaljournal.com/blogs/hotlineoncall/2012/12/ex-nrcc-polling-director-embrace-robo-polls-19|accessdate=21 March 2014|newspaper=National Journal|date=19 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321035648/http://www.nationaljournal.com/blogs/hotlineoncall/2012/12/ex-nrcc-polling-director-embrace-robo-polls-19|archive-date=21 March 2014|url-status=dead}} Harper Polling has received some backlash for not being able to call cellphones.{{cite news|last=Shepard|first=Steven|title=The GOP Has Their Own Controversial Robopollster|url=http://www.nationaljournal.com/hotline-on-call/the-gop-has-their-own-controversial-robopollster-20130913|accessdate=21 March 2014|newspaper=National Journal|date=13 September 2013}}
Polling topics
Harper Polling correctly polled the 2013 Senate special election in Massachusetts. Harper has also polled the 2014 Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor race and the 2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election.{{cite news|last=Horne|first=Kevin|title=Jay Paterno Polling First in Latest Harper Poll|url=http://www.statecollege.com/news/local-news/jay-paterno-polling-first-in-latest-harper-poll,1458080/|accessdate=21 March 2014|newspaper=StateCollege.com|date=27 February 2014}}{{cite news|last=O'Toole|first=James|title=Democrat Wolf jumps to the front of the pack for Pa. gubernatorial nomination|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2014/02/25/Democrat-Wolf-jumps-to-the-front-of-the-pack-for-gubernatorial-nimination/stories/201402250134#ixzz2uSYbJpOB|accessdate=21 March 2014|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=25 February 2014}}
In addition to polling elections, Harper Polling also polls for issues. Harper Polling partnered with PPP to conduct polling across 29 states to test support for the Gang of Eight's immigration reform bill.{{cite news|last=Burns|first=Alexander|title=Polls: Huge support for immigration reform|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/poll-huge-support-for-immigration-reform-92701.html|accessdate=21 March 2014|newspaper=Politico|date=13 June 2013}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.harperpolling.com/ Harper Polling website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321053956/http://www.harperpolling.com/ |date=2014-03-21 }}
Category:Public opinion research companies in the United States