as in interviewer
a person who goes around and approaches people with a request for opinions or information
he wouldn't tell the exit pollster whom he'd voted for
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While Snow White was meeting harsh reviews and audience indifference, my New York Times colleague Ezra Klein was interviewing the Democratic pollster David Shor about the 2024 election, and ...
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Ross Douthat, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
And Democratic pollsters fret that if liberal politicians, in particular, do not address these issues, the party is at risk of losing more men to the GOP.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 24 Mar. 2025
What To Know Almost every pollster now shows Trump's net approval rating in the negatives, meaning more people disapprove of his job performance than approve.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
The poll was conducted earlier this month via text by David Wolfson, a national pollster and lecturer at Columbia University.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2025
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Ross Douthat, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
And Democratic pollsters fret that if liberal politicians, in particular, do not address these issues, the party is at risk of losing more men to the GOP.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 24 Mar. 2025
What To Know Almost every pollster now shows Trump's net approval rating in the negatives, meaning more people disapprove of his job performance than approve.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
The poll was conducted earlier this month via text by David Wolfson, a national pollster and lecturer at Columbia University.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Pollster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pollster. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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