North Carolina's role as a presidential battleground state in 2012 has brought the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Poll added attention from national reporters.
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and assistant professor Mileah Kromer have been featured by several major news outlets in recent weeks as political reporters focus their attention on the Tar Heel State. Kromer serves as assistant director of the poll.
The first ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Poll of the fall semester asked North Carolina residents about their views on President Barack Obama and his proposed legislation to create new jobs, as well as attitudes on a May vote to ban same-sex marriage in North Carolina through a state constitutional amendment.
Those findings have been reported on by the Associated Press, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Politico, WUNC, News 14 Carolina, State Government Radio and multiple network affiliate news programs in the Tar Heel state.
A sampling of those articles and broadcast appearances:
9/30: Associated Press (via the Houston Chronicle):
10/8: State Government Radio:
10/11: WFMY News 2:
10/15: Fox 8 WGHP:
10/17: Politico:
10/17: News York Times:
10/17: Boston Globe:
10/17: Associated Press (via TIME magazine): The story appeared on websites of news organizations including the Salt Lake Tribune, CBS News, the Boston Globe and the Washington Post.