John Zogby Gives His Take on Campaign with Northern VA Dem Business Council

Contact:  Jim Hock, President  

Acclaimed Pollster John Zogby Discusses 2008 Political Campaign with Northern Virginia Democratic Business Council

Falls Church, VA – On Friday, December 7, 2008, internationally recognized pollster John Zogby joined the Northern Virginia Democratic Business Council for a discussion of Campaign 2008.   Zogby, President and CEO of International discussed the 2008 presidential campaign and its potential impact on Congressional and Virginia races, saying that this race will likely show that our state is in play for 2008. 

The Washington Post referred to Zogby as “the maverick predictor who beat us all," for his call of the 1996 Presidential race with pinpoint accuracy and acclaimed Christian Science Monitor columnist Godfrey Sperling called him the "Champion Pollster" for his predictions of the 2000 race. Since 1996, Zogby has polled for Reuters and in 2000 polled for NBC News. His clients also include MSNBC, the New York Post, Fox News, Knight-Ridder Newspapers, Gannett News Service, Houston Chronicle, Miami Herald, Atlanta Journal Constitution and a host of others.

He has polled, researched and consulted for a wide spectrum of business media, government, and political groups including Coca Cola, Microsoft, CISCO Systems, Philip Morris, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, MCI, Reuters America, and the United States Census Bureau since 1984.   Zogby continues to poll extensively throughout the world, at last count in 62 countries.   Zogby has polled and conducted focus groups throughout the United States. He has polled in Canada, Brazil, Latin America, Eastern Europe, South Korea, along with the Middle East. 

About the Northern Virginia Democratic Business Council

The Northern Virginia Democratic Business Council (NVDBC) was formed in 2003 to provide opportunities for Democrats and like-minded independents in Northern Virginia to network with one another, interact with elected officials, bring speakers and programs of interest to the Democratic business community, and meet candidates for local, state and federal office.

For more information about the Northern Virginia Democratic Business Council, please visit http://www.nvdembiz.org.  To RSVP for the breakfast, please contact Jim Hock, 463 Communications and NVDBC Board Member at  jim.hock@463.com or 202-494-8132.