Most media organizations have a pollster “partner”. Typically, the media organization pays the pollster a fee to political and other polls. Canwest's pollster, for example, is Ipsos-Reid. Our editorial staff, as a result, will frequently direct Ipsos-Reid to poll on certain issues (H1N1, economy, etc) in addition to the bread-and-butter who-would-you-vote-for questions.
For the last little while, Nanos Research has been the pollster for CPAC, the public affairs channel. This relationship had evolved to the point where the affable Nik Nanos was hosting a 30 minute weekly television show on CPAC.
That relationship — and the TV show — has now ended and Nanos is a “free agent” so far as media partners go.
Here's a note Nanos just distributed:
Earlier this week Nanos Research elected to end our partnership with CPAC (the Cable Public Affairs Channel), which included polling and corporate work plus the newly launched Nanos Report television show. This was the result of a disagreement on principle regarding work Nanos Research performs for other organizations.
Although I have enjoyed the last five years of collaboration with CPAC, from my perspective, there was no other choice than to move on. Unfortunately, this also means that last Sunday was the last episode of The Nanos Report on CPAC (I enjoyed the show and it was a great experience).
Also, effective this week, Nanos Research, as a polling organization, is a free agent.
In the letter, Nanos notes that he will continue to be releasing political poll numbers.
“This was the result of a disagreement on principle regarding work Nanos Research performs for other organizations.”
Any details on what that “disagreement on principle” is?