: one that conducts a poll or compiles data obtained by a poll
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he wouldn't tell the exit pollster whom he'd voted for
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More broadly, last month, a Quinnipiac poll revealed that the president has a 37 percent approval rating versus a 55 percent disapproval rating, a new low for his second term from that pollster.
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
However, pollsters found that younger Democrats surveyed — those under 45 years old — preferred both Harris (27 percent) and Ocasio-Cortez (22 percent) over Newsom (13 percent) as their party’s potential 2028 pick.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
Ten years later, that figure has risen to 68%, according to the same pollsters.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
His podcast with son and managing partner and pollster Jeremy Zogby can be heard here.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
However, pollsters found that younger Democrats surveyed — those under 45 years old — preferred both Harris (27 percent) and Ocasio-Cortez (22 percent) over Newsom (13 percent) as their party’s potential 2028 pick.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
Ten years later, that figure has risen to 68%, according to the same pollsters.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
His podcast with son and managing partner and pollster Jeremy Zogby can be heard here.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Pollster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollster. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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pollster
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poll·ster
ˈpōl-stər 
: one that conducts a poll or collects data obtained by a poll
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