Joseph Lenski @JoeLenski

Since states began legalizing sports betting in 2018, betting has assumed a larger role during sports broadcasts. Odds and betting tips, Sportsbooks ads - is it too much? We asked American fans what they think. Read more in the latest edition of Sports Poll Highlights. ssrs.com/insights/betti…

📻 Commercial radio remains Australia's most-reached audio platform. The 2026 Infinite Dial Australia from Edison Research at SSRS, in partnership with Commercial Radio & Audio, LiSTNR, Tapt Media, ACE, Nova Entertainment, and ARN, finds that commercial radio reaches four times as many Australians weekly as ad-supported Spotify. The report also highlights continued podcast growth, with 55% of Australians age 10+ now consuming podcasts monthly, up from 52% in 2025. ➡️ Explore the full report: cra.au/infinite-dial-…

According to the 2025 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey, primary care physicians in 10 countries say they are well prepared to manage their patients' chronic conditions—but fewer say they are well prepared to manage addiction-related issues. Read The Commonwealth Fund's new report on the survey findings. commonwealthfund.org/publications/s…

With the tournament about to enter the knockout stage, this week we look at how @FIFAWorldCup avid fandom compares with pro soccer for key groups in 2026. ssrs.com/insights/which…

💡 “The goal of research is to understand the diversity of human experience. To do that well, we must acknowledge that experience is not a fixed point. People evolve. Their beliefs shift, their households change, and their lives move in directions we can’t always predict.” In a new blog post, Jared Gumbs shares key takeaways from his AAPOR 2026 session, Panels They Are a-Changin’: Exploring Factors Other Than Attrition That Impact Panel Composition in a National Probability Panel. ➡️ ssrs.com/insights/panel…

One in five privately insured U.S. adults report coverage denials for doctor-recommended care. The Commonwealth Fund 2025 Affordability Survey and focus groups, conducted by SSRS, examine patients' and families' experiences with insurance coverage denials. Read the report: commonwealthfund.org/publications/s…

Obama is viewed positively by 57% of Americans, a new @CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds, far surpassing the ratings for his two Oval Office successors. Only 34% of the public offers a favorable opinion of President Donald Trump, with former President Joe Biden’s favorability trailing at just 30%. cnn.com/2026/06/18/pol…

No sport may be having a better year than hockey. 🏒 🎖️The sport received a boost from the Olympics (including a U.S.-Canada overtime thriller for the Gold medal), and this decade has seen four Stanley Cup winners from Florida and one each from Denver, Las Vegas, and Raleigh. This success has helped to strengthen the sport in areas that the @NHL first began developing through expansion and relocation 30 years ago. ➡️Read more about how the NHL is building a larger national footprint in the new edition of Sports Poll Highlights. ssrs.com/insights/nhl-b…

A new @CNN poll conducted by SSRS suggests the public is divided on “culture war” issues. Just shy of half of Americans think society has gone too far in its acceptance of different cultures, gender identities, sexual orientations, and backgrounds, while a little over half reject that characterization. Read more from CNN: cnn.com/2026/06/17/pol…

🥊The @ufc is scheduled to host the Freedom 250 fight card at the White House on Sunday. ❓Given the sport’s growing political connections, how has the fan base changed since the new administration took over in 2025? ➡️Read more in the latest edition of Sports Poll Highlights. ssrs.com/insights/ufc-f…

🎧 Each year, @audiobooks and Edison Research at SSRS collaborate to better understand the U.S. 18+ population that has ever listened to an audiobook — approximately 157 million people. ➡️ Read our latest Weekly Insight to explore the findings: edisonresearch.com/audiobooks-pro…

A year after changes to federal leadership in the U.S. public health system, trust in health recommendations from the CDC has fallen from 77% to 50%, according to a new poll from @HarvardChanSPH and the @deBeaumontFndtn Public Health Listening Lab. The survey was conducted by the Harvard Opinion Research Program (HORP), led by Dr. Gillian SteelFisher, and fielded on the SSRS Opinion Panel. Read more: hsph.harvard.edu/news/poll-trus…

@PollTracker2024 2014 might be ancient history but Rounds has been through a three-way U.S. Senate race before - Mike Rounds Republican 50.4%; Rick Weiland Democrat 29.5%; Larry Pressler Independent 17.1%.

⚠️Nearly 80% of federal data users are very concerned that federal statistical data collections will be stopped. 📊More than 70% worry about public trust in federal data — and about their ability to access federal data products at all. 📢The new SSRS EMERGE report captures not just what has already happened to the federal statistical system, but what the public data user community fears is still to come — and what it will take to chart a path forward. ➡️Full report: ssrs.com/emerge-initiat…

If these results hold for the Maine Gov Dem primary this could be one of the first instances where a candidate who comes in 3rd in first choice votes ends up winning once RCV is applied - although Kathryn Garcia came w/in 7200 votes of pulling this off in 2021 NYC mayoral race.

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Maine Democratic governor primary poll results:

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📢We just released "The Podcast Consumer 2026", our annual in-depth study of the U.S. podcast audience. ➡️The findings point to a medium at an inflection point: For the first time, as many weekly podcast consumers are watching as are listening to podcasts. 👀View the highlights, download the report and watch the webinar: edisonresearch.com/the-podcast-co…

📢Edison Research at SSRS released "The Podcast Consumer 2026", its annual in-depth study of the U.S. podcast audience. ➡️The findings point to a medium at an inflection point: For the first time, as many weekly podcast consumers are watching as are listening to podcasts. 🕛The report also covers how much time the audience spends with audio, what content they are choosing, and how podcasts influence their behavior. 👀View the full findings, download the report and view the webinar: edisonresearch.com/the-podcast-co…

⚽The World Cup kicks off next week in North America for the first time since 1994. Over those 32 years, the soccer landscape in the U.S. has changed dramatically. 🥅 Sports Poll has been tracking the growth of soccer for more than 30 years, and pro soccer fandom has enjoyed a bump during every World Cup year from 1998 through 2022. Read more in the latest edition of Sports Poll Highlights. ssrs.com/insights/world… #worldcup2026 #FIFAworldcup2026

@PollsterPatrick We got 36 pieces of direct mail at our house in NJ CD 7.

A Pew Research Center survey finds that 66% of Latino Trump voters approve of his job performance. That’s down 27 percentage points since the start of his second term. @pewresearch works with SSRS to recruit panelists, manage the panel and conduct ATP surveys. pewresearch.org/short-reads/20…