Presidential Pollster Mark Penn is joined by Bob Cusack, Editor in Chief of The Hill, to discuss the latest Harvard-Harris Poll, fielded June 15-17, 2021 among 2,006 registered voters.Bob Cusack has been reporting on policy and politics in the nation’s capital since 1995. He joined The Hill as Business and Lobbying editor in 2003 and became the newspaper’s managing editor a year later. He became the editor in chief in 2014. Cusack has won five awards from the National Press Club and the Society of Professional Journalists for investigative articles on a range of issues, including national security, healthcare and 2008 presidential politics surrounding Hurricane Katrina. Cusack regularly appears on MSNBC, Fox, ABC and CNN as a political analyst. Before joining The Hill, Cusack was a chief editor at Inside Washington Publishers. A native of New York City, Cusack received his B.A. in journalism from Loyola College in Maryland. He is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and has appeared in commercials, television shows and feature films.Mark Penn is the President and Managing Partner of The Stagwell Group, a private equity fund focused on the marketing services industry. In this role, Penn directs the acquisition process and oversees the Group’s portfolio companies.Mark Penn’s career spans 40 years in advertising, market research, public relations, polling and consulting.  He has advised top world leaders, led companies, and written two bestselling books.  Currently, Mark serves as President and Managing Partner of private equity The Stagwell Group as well as CEO of the fund’s largest investment, MDC Partners.As “The Place Where Great Talent Lives,” MDC Partners is celebrated for its innovative advertising, public relations, branding, digital, social and event marketing agency partners, which are responsible for some of the most memorable and effective campaigns. By leveraging technology, data analytics, insights and strategic consulting solutions, MDC Partners drives creative excellence, business growth and measurable return on marketing investment for over 1,700 clients worldwide. MDC Partners is part of Stagwell Group’s strategy to invest in digital marketing services companies.  With over $500 million raised, Stagwell has made over 20 investments in under four years, delivering what investors call, “a superior operating model.”Prior to founding Stagwell, Mark served in senior executive positions at Microsoft. As Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, he was responsible for working on core strategic issues across the company, blending data-analytics with creativity to help set the company on a new course.Marks’s experience in growing, building, and managing agencies is well documented. As the co-founder and CEO of Penn Schoen Berland, a market research firm that he built and sold to communications behemoth WPP, he demonstrated value-creation in a crowded industry, serving clients with innovative techniques from being first with overnight polling to unique ad testing methods used by presidents and major corporations. At WPP, he also became CEO of Burson-Marsteller, and managed the two companies to record profit growth during that period.A globally recognized strategist, Mark has advised corporate and political leaders, both in the United States and internationally. For six years, he served as White House Pollster to President Bill Clinton and was a senior adviser in his 1996 re-election, identifying “Soccer Moms” as the key swing vote needed for victory. The Washington Post wrote that no other pollster had ever become, “So thoroughly integrated into the policymaking operation” of a presidential administration.

Presidential Pollster Mark Penn shared his thoughts on the newest Harvard-Harris Poll:"This was a complete shock. In my 40 years of polling, I've never seen anything like this. An overwhelming majority of Americans - 76% - believe that unemployment benefits need to end ... that people are remaining at home and unemployed to collect these continuing stimulus payments."Hear the FULL EPISODE.MORE: http://markpennpolls.comFACEBOOK: MarkPennPollsLINKEDIN: company/mark-penn-polls/TWITTER: @Mark_Penn_Polls

Presidential Pollster Mark Penn shared his thoughts on the newest Harvard-Harris Poll:"A warning sign to the Biden Administration is that immigration could soon become the top issue, as concerns over the virus and the economy wane ... and that would not be good for the Democrats."Hear the FULL EPISODE.MORE: http://markpennpolls.comFACEBOOK: MarkPennPollsLINKEDIN: company/mark-penn-polls/TWITTER: @Mark_Penn_Polls

Presidential Pollster Mark Penn shared his thoughts on the newest Harvard-Harris Poll: "Joe Biden is now at 57% overall approval. We haven't had a President in this range for quite some time ... clearly a continuation of his honeymoon period." Hear the FULL EPISODE.MORE: http://markpennpolls.comFACEBOOK: MarkPennPollsLINKEDIN: company/mark-penn-polls/TWITTER: @Mark_Penn_Polls

Presidential Pollster Mark Penn shared his thoughts on the newest Harvard-Harris Poll: The public is in a better mood. They're saying, "We're coming out of this pandemic. The economy is improving. maybe I'm not sure I want to watch MSNBC and Fox News all day. I want to get out and play a little." Hear the FULL EPISODE.

Presidential Pollster MARK PENN shares insights from the latest Harvard-Harris Poll, fielded May 19-20, 2021 among 1,945 registered voters. Download the FULL REPORT and follow along as you listen. For regular updates and more data, visit MarkPennPolls.com and on social: Twitter @Mark_Penn_Polls - Facebook MarkPennPolls and LinkedIn  Mark-Penn-PollsKEY FINDINGSpg 4 - PLURALITY OF VOTERS SAY THE COUNTRY IS ON THE RIGHT TRACKpg 5 - MORE VOTERS SAY THE ECONOMY IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK THAN ON THE WRONG TRACKpg 6 - VOTERS INCREASINGLY SEE THE STRENGTH OF THE ECONOMY AS INCREASINGpg 7 - VOTERS SAY THEIR FINANCIAL SITUATION IS QUICKLY IMPROVING; WE’RE NOTING A 10 POINT INCREASE SINCE JANUARYpg 8 - BIDEN’S APPROVAL RATING IS STILL IN HIS POST-ELECTION HONEYMOONpg 9 - VOTERS CREDIT BIDEN IN MANY AREAS, IN PARTICULAR HANDLING COVID-19 AND ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENTpg 10 - GOP APPROVAL HAS TICKED UP TO NEARLY 50%pg 11 - DEMOCRATIC PARTY APPROVAL REMAINS ABOVE 50%pg 12 - CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL IS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40Spg 13 - CORONAVIRUS REMAINS THE TOP ISSUE FACING THE COUNTRY; HEALTHCARE, JOBS AND CYBERSECURITY SAW INCREASES

Presidential Pollster Mark Penn shares findings from the latest Harvard Harris Poll, conducted within the United States April 27 - April 29 among 1,872 registered voters by The Harris Poll in collaboration with Harvard's Center for American Political Studies. Download: FULL REPORT (pdf)Website: www.MarkPennPolls.comTwitter: @Mark_Penn_PollsFacebook: MarkPennPollsLinkedIn: mark-penn-pollsKEY FINDINGS:PLURALITY OF AMERICAN VOTERS SAY THE COUNTRY IS ON THE ‘RIGHT TRACK’FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK, AMERICANS ARE NOW MORELIKELY TO SAY THE AMERICAN ECONOMY IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK TOOPERCEIVED STRENGTH OF THE ECONOMY IS OVER 50 PERCENT AND CONTINUES TOGROW, ALTHOUGH STILL SHORT OF THE PRE-PANDEMIC TRENDMORE AMERICAN VOTERS SAY THEIR FINANCIAL SITUATION IS IMPROVINGVOTERS MORE LIKELY TO CREDIT VACCINE OVER BIDEN POLICIES FOR THE ECONOMIC RECOVERYBIDEN’S IS STILL IN HIS POST-ELECTION HONEYMOONVOTERS CREDIT BIDEN IN MANY AREAS, IN PARTICULAR HANDLING COVID-19 ANDADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT; HE IS WEAKEST ON IMMIGRATIONGOP APPROVAL REMAINS STEADY IN THE MID 40SDEMOCRATIC PARTY APPROVAL REMAINS ABOVE 50%CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL IS NOW NEAR THE HALFWAY MARKCORONAVIRUS REMAINS THE TOP ISSUE FACING THE COUNTRY, FOLLOWED BYIMMIGRATION AND JOBSBIDEN, HARRIS ARE NET FAVORABLE IN THE EYES OF VOTERSMCCONNELL AND PELOSI ALL SHOW NET UN-FAVORABILITYGOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS (MILITARY, POLICE, CDC, FBI,SCOTUS) TOP LIST OF FAVORABLE INSTITUTIONS

Presidential Pollster Mark Penn shares insights from a new Harvard-Harris Poll, fielded March 24-25, 2021 among 1,945 registered voters.DOWNLOAD FULL MARCH 26 REPORT AND FOLLOW ALONG AS YOU LISTEN KEY TAKEAWAYS (with page numbers for reference):1 - FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OUR POLL’S HISTORY, MORE VOTERS SAY THE COUNTRY IS ON ‘RIGHT TRACK’ THAN ON THE ‘WRONG TRACK’2- EQUAL NUMBERS OF VOTERS SAY THE ECONOMY IS ON RIGHT TRACK AS ON THE WRONG TRACK3 - THE PERCEIVED STRENGTH OF THE ECONOMY IS STEADILY IMPROVING, BUT OVERALL VOTERS REMAIN SPLIT WHETHER WE ARE IN STRONG OR WEAK ECONOMY4 - VIEWS OF PERSONAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ARE RETURNING TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS AFTER A THIRD STIMULUS ROUND5 - BIDEN’S APPROVAL RATING IS STILL IN HIS POST-ELECTION HONEYMOON6 - VOTERS CREDIT BIDEN IN MANY AREAS, IN PARTICULAR HANDLING COVID-19 ANDADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT7 - GOP APPROVAL REMAINS IN THE MID 40S8 - DEMOCRATIC PARTY APPROVAL REMAINS ABOVE 50%9 - CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL IS NOW NEAR THE HALFWAY MARK10 - CORONAVIRUS REMAINS THE TOP ISSUE FACING THE COUNTRY; IMMIGRATION AND GUNS SAW STRING MONTH OVER MONTH INCREASESFor more detailed analysis, visit www.MARKPENNPOLLS.comTWITTER: @Mark_Penn_PollsFACEBOOK: MarkPennPollsLINKEDIN: Mark_Penn_Polls

Presidential Pollster Mark Penn shares findings from the latest Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll, surveying 1,778  registered voters from February 23 - February 25.. The poll is conducted by the Center for American Political Studies at Harvard and The Harris Poll. For regular updates and to learn more about poll results and coverage, visit MarkPennPolls.com.Download the report - HarvardHarrisPoll.com - and follow Mark Penn on:TWITTERFACEBOOKLINKEDIN

Presidential Pollster Mark Penn shares findings from the latest Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll, surveying 2,006 registered voters from January 12 to January 14. The poll is conducted by the Center for American Political Studies at Harvard and The Harris Poll. For regular updates and to learn more about poll results and coverage, visit MarkPennPolls.com. Download the report from HarvardHarrisPoll.com and follow @Mark_Penn_Polls on Twitter.