Bernard Whitman is a
Democratic Party political pollster and strategist in the
United States. He makes regular appearances on
Fox News, and has appeared as a commentator and strategist on
CNN,
MSNBC,
CNBC,
Fox Business
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,
ABC and
Al Jazeera America.
He is the author o
''52 Reasons To Vote For Obama''and has been a pollster to political candidates such as
Bill Clinton and
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is an American businessman, politician, philanthropist, and author. He is the majority owner, co-founder and CEO of Bloomberg L.P. He was Mayor of New York City from 2002 to 2013, and was a ca ...
, as well as international clients. Bernard has been involved in the past eight U.S. presidential campaigns and has served as strategic advisor to numerous heads of state, Fortune 500 CEOs, and some of the world's leading issue advocacy organizations and nonprofit institutions.
Bernard's commentary and opinions on current political topics have been covered by national media outlets, and he regularly appears on Fox News to debate conservative commentators. He is a strong supporter of marriage equality and has written opinion columns and appeared on major news networks to advocate his position.
Whitman is the President and founder of Whitman Insight Strategies, a strategic consulting firm that conducts polls and market research to advise corporations, political leaders, and issue-advocacy organizations.
[Whitman Insight Strategies]
/ref> He is a three-time recipient of the David Ogilvy Excellence in Research Award, and pioneered the development of The Political Model to identify the “swing” consumer, and the messages and media channels that can unlock additional votes for a brand or cause.
He graduated from Brown University
Brown University is a private research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providenc ...
in 1988, and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Senegal, West Africa.
References
External links
Bernard Whitman discusses the situation in Iraq with Gretchen Carlson and Tony Sayegh on The Real Story
Leon Charney interviews Bernard Whitman on Leon Charney Reports
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American political consultants
American Jews
LGBT Jews
Living people
Pollsters
Year of birth missing (living people)
Brown University alumni