Patriot Polling

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Patriot Polling
Company type Private
Industry Opinion polling
FoundedSeptember 2022
FounderLucca Ruggieri
Headquarters
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Area served
United States, Greenland

Patriot Polling is an opinion polling and data analytics company founded by Lucca Ruggieri and headquartered in Philadelphia. [1]

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History

The company first publicly released its polls in 2022. After being recognized by Nate Silver and FiveThirtyEight [2] , the company quickly garnered attention due to its founder's youth, as Ruggieri was still a high school student at the time of its establishment. [3] Patriot Polling has been criticized for its methodology and for an apparent bias towards the Republican Party. [4]

The company achieved a significant milestone in 2024 when it accurately predicted the outcome of the 2024 U.S. presidential election. [5] Despite this success, its earlier track record was inconsistent, as many of its polls during the 2022 United States elections were criticized for inaccuracies, leading to questions about its reliability. [6]

Greenland statehood poll

Patriot Polling made international headlines in January 2025 with a controversial survey conducted in Greenland. [7] [8] [9] The poll claimed that a majority of Greenlanders supported joining the United States, sparking widespread debate. [10] The findings were amplified by several Donald Trump-affiliated political figures and Russian state media, drawing attention to the geopolitical implications of the poll. [11] [12]

Patriot Polling made international headlines in January 2025 with a controversial survey conducted in Greenland. The poll claimed that a majority of Greenlanders supported joining the United States, sparking widespread debate. The findings were amplified by several Donald Trump-affiliated political figures and Russian state media, drawing attention to the geopolitical implications of the poll.

The survey faced backlash from Greenlandic authorities and international experts, including some who questioned its sampling methods and validity, further fueling controversy. [13] Former Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen claimed that it contributed to "the most serious foreign policy crisis." [14] Professor Scott Lucas from University College Dublin, claimed that the company's methods "looks like classical push polling". [15]

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  2. ↑ Silver, Nate (March 9, 2023). "Pollster Ratings". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  3. ↑ Bailey, Wakisha (January 13, 2023). "2 local HS students create nationally recognized polling site - CBS Philadelphia". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  4. ↑ Rutenberg, Jim; Bensinger, Ken; Eder, Steve (December 31, 2022). "The 'Red Wave' Washout: How Skewed Polls Fed a False Election Narrative". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved January 26, 2025.
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  6. ↑ Rogers, Kaleigh (September 28, 2024). "Three Things to Look For in Any Election Poll". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  7. ↑ Ruggieri, Lucca (January 12, 2025). "Greenland supports joining the United States". Patriot Polling . Archived from the original on January 21, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  8. ↑ Lindsay, James M. (January 17, 2025). "Transition 2025: U.S. Foreign Policy on the Eve of Disruption". Council on Foreign Relations . Archived from the original on January 21, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  9. ↑ Irwin, Lauren (January 12, 2025). "One poll finds majority of Greenland respondents support joining US". The Hill . Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Greenland supports joining US, shock poll reveals - but Denmark closes door to Donald Trump sale". www.gbnews.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Patriot Polling: Большинство жителей Гренландии выступило за присоединение к США". www.pnp.ru (in Russian). January 26, 2025. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
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