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1. N.J. ethics poll: We are not the Jersey Shore cast, not the Sopranos
(N.J./State)

... all but two of those countries. “This just goes to show that New Jersey’s reputation is probably exaggerated,” said Dan Cassino, PublicMind’s Director for Experimental Research. “Mass media hasn’t always ...

2. National poll finds Fox, CNN, MSNBC least informative news outlets
(U.S./Nation)

... education, age and gender,” FDU Prof. Dan Cassino said. “Based on these results, people who don’t watch any news at all are expected to answer correctly on average 1.22 of the questions about domestic ...

3. FDU poll: Rick Santorum finds favor among knowledgeable conservatives
(U.S./Nation)

... Santorum,” FDU Prof. Dan Cassino, an analyst for the PublicMind Poll, said. “The opposite happens with Ron Paul. The more conservatives pay attention, the less they like what they hear from him.” Among ...

4. Poll: Fox News can make New Jerseyans less informed
(N.J./State)

... are not just driven by Republicans or other groups being more likely to watch Fox News," Dan Cassino, a professor of political science at Fairleigh Dickinson and an analyst for the PublicMind Poll, said. ...

5. Poll: N.J. drivers with long commutes speed, distract themselves and flip off other motorists
(Life/Style)

... “once in a while.” “Our results indicate that drivers don’t take the speed limits on highways too seriously, especially if they have a long drive every morning,” said principal investigator Dan Cassino. ...

6. N.J. drivers under 30 take more risks
(Health/Healthquest)

...  “Most drivers seem to have gotten the message that driving while talking or texting is a bad idea,” Dan Cassino, the poll’s principal investigator, said, “but that doesn’t make the roads much safer if ...

7. Poll: Christie presidential bid would hurt Pawlenty, Bachmann
(U.S./Nation)

... Christie’s current position with the Republican electorate,” Prof. Dan Cassino, director of experimental research for the PublicMind poll, said. “He draws support almost equally from the Tea Party base ...

8. Poll finds New Jersey's 5 incumbent GOP congressmen safe from defeat
(N.J./State)

... translate well for Democratic candidates," Prof. Dan Cassino, a PublicMind poll analyst, said. "It remains to be seen if Democrats can muster the enthusiasm to get out enough of their voters to hold on ...

9. Poll finds texting by N.J. drivers on the increase
(N.J./State)

... increased dramatically since 2008. "These figures reflect how much texting has become part of our lives, so much so that we're even doing it in the driver's seat," said Dan Cassino, the director of experimental ...

10. Poll finds health care hangs over Democrats; Kean even with Menendez in 2012 Senate race
(N.J./State)

... has also dropped by 13 points, from 66 percent in March a year ago to 53 percent now. "Some decline from the honeymoon period is expected, but this drop was steep," said Dan Cassino, a Fairleigh Dickinson ...

11. MTV’s ‘Jersey Shore’ could be helping New Jersey’s image
(Entertainment/Movies)

... has an unfavorable view of the state. "While we can't be sure that ‘Jersey Shore' is making people like New Jersey more, it certainly doesn't seem to be hurting," said Dan Cassino, a political science ...

12. Poll finds Corzine gaining among Obama supporters
(N.J./State)

... needs to get all of the Democrats behind him in order to beat a strong Republican challenger and to minimize the effects of the Independent," said Dan Cassino, a professor of political science at Fairleigh ...

13. Poll finds health care reform issue helps Republicans in N.J.
(N.J./State)

... said Dan Cassino, a political scientist and survey analyst at Fairleigh Dickinson, “but many people who weren’t sure have turned decisively against it.” In fact, 41 percent of likely voters now say they ...

14. Poll: Most New Jerseyans do not have understanding of European debt crisis
(World/International)

... altogether. "Whether we like it or not, we depend on the health of the European economy," FDU Prof. Dan Cassino, an analyst for the PublicMind Poll, said. "We are not bailing out Greece. We can barely ...