NewsWhore
05-18-2012, 03:40 PM
This Dominican election has been the subject of a record number of voter opinion polls.
With polls costing on average US$50,000 each, an estimated RD$100 million have been spent by political parties and media groups on polls to tell who will be the next Dominican President. The two leading candidates are Danilo Medina, for the ruling PLD and a coalition of minority parties, and Hipolito Mejia, for the PRD and allies.
The polls rate a third candidate, Guillermo Moreno, with on average 1.2%-4% of the vote.
Here is the list of the final forecasts from several of the leading polling companies regarding the two leading candidate Danilo Medina (DM) and Hipolito Mejia (HM):
Penn Schoen (18-22 April): DM 51%, HM 46%
Gallup (14-18 April): DM 50.6%, HM 44.6%
CID Latinoamericana (30 April-4 May): HM 51%, DM 48%
Greenberg (2-7 May): DM 51%, HM 46%
Benenson Strategy (5-9 May): DM 52%, HM 41%
Sigma Dos (6-12 May): DM 53.7%, HM 43.6%
Campol Group (8-12 May): HM 50%, DM 45%
Alfonso, Cabrera y Asoc (10-12 May), DM 53.6%, HM 43.3%
Hamilton Campaigns (10-13 May): DM 52%, HM 43%
Centro Economico del Cibao (11-13 May): HM 50.4%, 47% DM
Newlink (12-14 May): DM 52.1%, HM 45.5%
Zogby Analytics (12-14 May): HM 50%, DM 45%
Insight (11-14 May): DM 54.7%, HM 43.1%
Bendixen & Amandi (13-16 May): DM 52%, HM 45%
Asisa (14-15 May): DM 53.3%, HM 44.7%
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With polls costing on average US$50,000 each, an estimated RD$100 million have been spent by political parties and media groups on polls to tell who will be the next Dominican President. The two leading candidates are Danilo Medina, for the ruling PLD and a coalition of minority parties, and Hipolito Mejia, for the PRD and allies.
The polls rate a third candidate, Guillermo Moreno, with on average 1.2%-4% of the vote.
Here is the list of the final forecasts from several of the leading polling companies regarding the two leading candidate Danilo Medina (DM) and Hipolito Mejia (HM):
Penn Schoen (18-22 April): DM 51%, HM 46%
Gallup (14-18 April): DM 50.6%, HM 44.6%
CID Latinoamericana (30 April-4 May): HM 51%, DM 48%
Greenberg (2-7 May): DM 51%, HM 46%
Benenson Strategy (5-9 May): DM 52%, HM 41%
Sigma Dos (6-12 May): DM 53.7%, HM 43.6%
Campol Group (8-12 May): HM 50%, DM 45%
Alfonso, Cabrera y Asoc (10-12 May), DM 53.6%, HM 43.3%
Hamilton Campaigns (10-13 May): DM 52%, HM 43%
Centro Economico del Cibao (11-13 May): HM 50.4%, 47% DM
Newlink (12-14 May): DM 52.1%, HM 45.5%
Zogby Analytics (12-14 May): HM 50%, DM 45%
Insight (11-14 May): DM 54.7%, HM 43.1%
Bendixen & Amandi (13-16 May): DM 52%, HM 45%
Asisa (14-15 May): DM 53.3%, HM 44.7%
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