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  • Independent Candidates and Monmouth Polling

    by Patrick Murray We have received more than a few – largely polite – inquiries from supporters of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. about their candidate not being included in our most recent 2024 presidential election poll. Here is a quick rundown of our decision process. Monmouth’s objective in its polling enterprise is to measure public…

  • Why stop at county lines? Let’s ditch the primaries.

    by Patrick Murray This column originally appeared as an Op-Ed on nj.com on March 24, 2024 and was published in the March 25 edition of the Star-Ledger. New Jersey’s unique – some would say bizarre – primary ballot design is getting national attention. Political leaders who have benefitted from the “county line” are now at least talking…

  • New Jersey Democrats’ Failure to Communicate

    by Patrick Murray This column originally appeared as an Op-Ed in the Star-Ledger on September 10, 2023. “What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.” The famous line from Cool Hand Luke is addressed to a prison gang, but it could also be directed at New Jersey Democrats right now. The party has been put…

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