Bring it on, I say.
Blum and Weprin Associates in New York, a veteran survey firm specializing in political polling, will conduct the polls on candidate matchups, public policy and other political issues. Blum and Weprin Associates have polled Texas political races for several state newspapers in the past and have extensive experience working in Texas and across the country.
The surveys will canvass likely voters, using standard methodology, telephone interviews and a sample size that will result in the most accurate results available before the March primary elections.
The partnership agreement allows the newspapers to leverage their extensive reach and political expertise. In addition to covering the survey results, each of the papers will use staffers in their home offices and in the state Capitol to tailor special stories for their regional readership and online users.
The newspapers in question are the five major dailies, who have joined together to fund this effort. Good for them, I say, as does Evan. More polling data is better than less, and 2010 is a year we’ll definitely want more of it. I look forward to seeing what they have to say.