No. 9: Patrick Murray

Education Power 50

NJBIZ STAFF//September 20, 2021//

Education Power 50

NJBIZ STAFF//September 20, 2021//

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The Monmouth University poll, which Murray runs, is one of the most highly regarded measures of public opinion in the country. In fact, it is one of a handful of gold standard polls, recognized as rigorous and reliable. It consistently receives an A rating from 538.com.

Murray himself routinely appears on television news programs covering national elections and is a go-to source for political journalists of all stripes. Each month, the pollster and his team survey hundreds of people on topics from politicians to pandemic woes to spending plans.

With the gubernatorial election afoot – and all 120 legislative seats being contested this year — no doubt Murray will maintain his place in the limelight filling us all in on what everyone else is thinking.