All you need to do to appreciate Merv Field’s legacy and lasting impact on California politics is to glance at the most recent survey his eponymous poll published about Jerry Brown, just two weeks ago. Of course, you’ll find the latest favorable-unfavorable ratings, with cohort crosstabs, for the governor; you’ll […] Read more »
What Fox News Still Isn’t Saying About Its GOP Debate
… We have known for a few weeks that Fox News and CNN are going to invite the top 10 candidates based on a national polling average. We also have known that CNN is going to have a secondary debate for those candidates who missed the cut but hit at […] Read more »
Mervin Field, March 11, 1921 – June 8, 2015
Mervin Field died in Marin County on Monday, June 8 at age 94. Founder and namesake of the Field Poll, Field defined California politics and was an influential voice on the national political scene for more than sixty-five years. He was the man who explained California to Californians and to […] Read more »
Mervin D. Field dies at 94; creator of California opinion gauge now called Field Poll
Mervin D. Field, a pioneering opinion researcher whose survey of attitudes and anxieties in the Golden State helped shape California politics and inform the state’s elected leadership for more than half a century, has died. He was 94. CONT. Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times Read more »
Pollsters fret looming robocall restrictions
The Federal Communications Commission is catching flak from pollsters and high-profile political handicappers like Nate Silver over a new proposal to crack down on robocalls. The groups warn that restrictions to be voted on this month could increase roadblocks for those who conduct polls and survey research — two sectors […] Read more »
At least eight Republicans have a reasonable shot at the last two spots in the first 2016 debate
A new Fox News poll — with some unexpected findings — means it’s time to update our Top Ten Republicans graphic. … In each of the five polls we’re looking at, at least five and as many as seven of the 16 candidates identified are polling below the margin of […] Read more »