Research 2000
Encyclopedia
Research 2000 is a U.S.
opinion poll
ing and marketing research
company based in Olney, Maryland
. It began doing research on upcoming elections in 1999 after its President, Del Ali, moved on from Mason-Dixon Political Media Research
. Research 2000 clients have included KCCI-TV in Iowa, WCAX-TV in Vermont, WISC-TV in Wisconsin, WKYT-TV in Kentucky, Lee Enterprises, the Concord Monitor, The Florida Times-Union, WSBT-TV/WISH-TV/WANE-TV in Indiana, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Bergen Record, the Reno Gazette-Journal, and the political blog Daily Kos
.
, Research 2000 was contracted by the website Daily Kos
to conduct nonpartisan
polling of various races, including presidential, senate and gubernatorial races. This partnership was slated to continue into the 2010 U.S. elections
, but Daily Kos terminated the relationship in early June 2010, citing poor performance. In late June 2010, Daily Kos made public a report from three independent amateur statisticians (Mark Grebner
, Michael Weissman, and Jonathan Weissman) concluding that Research 2000's published results, as well as the available underlying data, showed extreme statistical anomalies inconsistent with random polling. Daily Kos announced that it intended to sue the polling firm for fraud. The suit was filed on June 30, 2010 in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California.
On July 8, 2010, Research 2000 redirected its business website to the Wikipedia entry for opinion poll
s. Del Ali said he did so because "hackers have polluted the site".
On November 30, 2010, an agreement to a settlement began as lawyers for the Plaintiff filed a status report indicating that both parties were in "agreement as to the contours of a proper settlement but are still in the process of determining whether the execution of the proposed terms is feasible." In May 2011, the Huffington Post reported that the lawsuit had been settled with Research 2000 pollster Del Ali making payments to Daily Kos.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
opinion poll
Opinion poll
An opinion poll, sometimes simply referred to as a poll is a survey of public opinion from a particular sample. Opinion polls are usually designed to represent the opinions of a population by conducting a series of questions and then extrapolating generalities in ratio or within confidence...
ing and marketing research
Marketing research
Marketing research is "the function that links the consumer, customer, and public to the marketer through information — information used to identify and define marketing opportunities and problems; generate, refine, and evaluate marketing actions; monitor marketing performance; and improve...
company based in Olney, Maryland
Olney, Maryland
Olney, a census-designated place and an unincorporated area of Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, is located in the north central part of the county, twenty miles north of Washington, D.C. It was largely agricultural until the 1960s, when growth of the Washington suburbs led to its conversion into...
. It began doing research on upcoming elections in 1999 after its President, Del Ali, moved on from Mason-Dixon Political Media Research
Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc.
Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. is an independent polling firm that conducts voter surveys for news media, lobbyists, advocacy groups, trade associations, and political action committees. Mason-Dixon is the nation's most active state polling organization, conducting copyrighted public opinion...
. Research 2000 clients have included KCCI-TV in Iowa, WCAX-TV in Vermont, WISC-TV in Wisconsin, WKYT-TV in Kentucky, Lee Enterprises, the Concord Monitor, The Florida Times-Union, WSBT-TV/WISH-TV/WANE-TV in Indiana, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Bergen Record, the Reno Gazette-Journal, and the political blog Daily Kos
Daily Kos
Daily Kos is an American political blog that publishes news and opinions from a progressive point of view. It functions as a discussion forum and group blog for a variety of netroots activists, whose efforts are primarily directed toward influencing and strengthening the Democratic Party...
.
Daily Kos lawsuit
During the 2008 U.S. electionsUnited States elections, 2008
The 2008 United States general elections were held on November 4. The result was a significant victory for the Democratic Party on the national level, as they increased majorities in both houses of Congress and won the Presidency. Democrat Barack Obama defeated Republican John McCain in the...
, Research 2000 was contracted by the website Daily Kos
Daily Kos
Daily Kos is an American political blog that publishes news and opinions from a progressive point of view. It functions as a discussion forum and group blog for a variety of netroots activists, whose efforts are primarily directed toward influencing and strengthening the Democratic Party...
to conduct nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
In political science, nonpartisan denotes an election, event, organization or person in which there is no formally declared association with a political party affiliation....
polling of various races, including presidential, senate and gubernatorial races. This partnership was slated to continue into the 2010 U.S. elections
United States elections, 2010
The 2010 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. During this midterm election year, all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 37 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate were contested in this election along with 38 state and territorial...
, but Daily Kos terminated the relationship in early June 2010, citing poor performance. In late June 2010, Daily Kos made public a report from three independent amateur statisticians (Mark Grebner
Mark Grebner
Mark Grebner is an American politician, political consultant, and psephologist from the state of Michigan.-Career:Grebner is a resident of East Lansing, Michigan. He was a student at Michigan State University in 1970, and became involved in politics at the time of the 18-year-old vote in 1971...
, Michael Weissman, and Jonathan Weissman) concluding that Research 2000's published results, as well as the available underlying data, showed extreme statistical anomalies inconsistent with random polling. Daily Kos announced that it intended to sue the polling firm for fraud. The suit was filed on June 30, 2010 in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California.
On July 8, 2010, Research 2000 redirected its business website to the Wikipedia entry for opinion poll
Opinion poll
An opinion poll, sometimes simply referred to as a poll is a survey of public opinion from a particular sample. Opinion polls are usually designed to represent the opinions of a population by conducting a series of questions and then extrapolating generalities in ratio or within confidence...
s. Del Ali said he did so because "hackers have polluted the site".
On November 30, 2010, an agreement to a settlement began as lawyers for the Plaintiff filed a status report indicating that both parties were in "agreement as to the contours of a proper settlement but are still in the process of determining whether the execution of the proposed terms is feasible." In May 2011, the Huffington Post reported that the lawsuit had been settled with Research 2000 pollster Del Ali making payments to Daily Kos.