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Many consumers see electric vehicles as a viable option

We are at a pivotal moment for electric vehicle (EV) adoption – the data suggest consumers are warming to EVs. When 38% of consumers want something, it is not going away.

Call or text Adam Probolsky regarding this research – 949-697-6726.

Probolsky Research is a Latina- and woman-owned market and opinion research firm with corporate, election, government, and non-profit clients.

This survey was conducted in partnership with Veloz. 

Our results presentation can be viewed below.

Yes on CA Prop. 34 Shows Signs of Passing

Probolsky Research conducted a statewide poll and asked likely voters how they would vote on Proposition 34 on the November General Election ballot. The ‘yes’ vote is winning but there are signs of weakness among certain demographic groups that the ‘no’ campaign might exploit. See memo below for details.

Contact Adam Probolsky at (949) 697-6726 for comments or more information about the poll.

Methodology

From July 31 to August 8, 2024, Probolsky Research conducted a poll among 900 likely 2024 General Election voters. The sample was drawn from voter files compiled by election officials across all 58 counties in California, using a stratified random sampling methodology to ensure it accurately reflects the demographic composition of likely 2024 General Election California voters. The poll was administered by phone (33%) and online (67%), yielding a margin of error of +/-3.3% with a 95% confidence level. 

We did not have a client associated with this research. It was conducted for public interest only.

Probolsky Research is a nonpartisan Latina and woman-owned market and opinion research firm with corporate, election, government, and non-profit clients.

Race for San Francisco Mayor Tied

San Francisco uses ranked-choice voting. Ours is the only public poll that fully adheres to how the City’s Election Department counts the votes.

“Farrell’s strength this early in the election cycle is a very good sign for his campaign,” explained Adam Probolsky, president of Probolsky Research. “While tied for the lead, Breed has limited upside potential — she needs to hold on to every vote she has. Farrell has room to grow his support base from voters who are currently choosing other challenger candidates.”

Contact Adam Probolsky at 949-697-6726 for comments or additional background.

This poll was funded by the San Francisco Deputy Sheriff’s Association Political Action Committee.

Probolsky Research is a non-partisan, Latina and woman-owned market and opinion research firm with corporate, election, government, and non-profit clients.

Infrastructure = Trust


It’s easy for local government to get caught up in the narrative that all government is wasteful or corrupt or both. Those of us involved in local government know that neither is largely true, but how can we overcome this perception?

Build something permanent.

When you build something that the taxpayers can see, touch, or walk on, you are building trust. When you build something that is going to last 40 years or longer, you are building trust.

Adam Probolsky recently spoke about this at the Southern California Water Coalition.

LISTEN: Insights to Communicate Podcast with guest Marco Paredes, hosted by Adam Probolsky

This episode features Marco Paredes, attorney/lobbyist and go-to guy for Florida advocacy. We talked about how he ended up in Tallahassee, his lobbying style, and his popular weekly newsletter about the Florida legislature that he started during the pandemic – Rotunda Report.

Marco Paredes is a Shareholder and serves as the Director of Government Affairs for the law firm of Stearns Weaver Miller in Florida. Marco helps clients formulate and execute strategies to achieve their desired policy goals by advocating for their business interests and priorities before state government.

Link to episode on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marco-paredes/id1707096907?i=1000629543727

PRessing on in Public Relations Podcast – Guest Appearance by Adam Probolsky

Adam Probolsky went deep on the opinion/market research – public relations/outreach nexus during the latest episode of PRessing on in Public Relations Podcast with Liselle DeGrave and Rachel McGuire.

Listen here: https://www.pressingonpodcast.com/podcast/episode/2bacf575/data-data-data-benchmarking-for-strategic-success

Local Government Insights Podcast Features Adam Probolsky

Firm president, Adam Probolsky joined the Local Government Insights podcast, episode 27, to talk about how government uses public opinion research in the process of making public policy.

Listen here:

Making Infrastructure Relatable

Originally published in PublicCEO – written by Adam Probolsky

If your kid came home with a D+ on her report card, you would start asking questions. How did things get this bad? Why didn’t we catch the problem sooner? And what’s the name of a good tutor?

Americans are in a similar predicament with our failing infrastructure. According to the latest report card from the American Society of Civil Engineers, the country’s infrastructure gets a D+. That’s a marginally passing grade for our bridges, dams, highways and water systems.

For decades, civil engineers have lamented the lack of public support for a real infrastructure fix. There’s no question that Americans want to drive on safe roads, access reliable water sources and keep the lights on. We want our country to thrive, and understand that it costs money to rebuild necessary systems. Why, then, has rebuilding America’s infrastructure languished?

To understand current attitudes toward infrastructure, you can to go back to the country’s last great big investment: President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Interstate Highway System. While today we think of highways as a necessity for trade and commerce, it wasn’t the only selling point. Part of the pitch for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways was to ready the nation “in case of atomic attack on our key cities, the road net [would] permit quick evacuation of target areas.”

Highway advocates understood that framing transportation infrastructure in the context of the Cold War would increase the public’s intensity for the issue. It delivered a compelling narrative with a well-understood sense of urgency because it related to something on everyone’s mind.

In a similar fashion, there is a relatable message for supporting today’s infrastructure that should be tapped into, another layer of infrastructure we should all be concerned with but rarely talk about: software. A recent Bloomberg Businessweek article highlights the shocking age of software that many cities and regional government agencies rely upon for major systems like billing, emergency communications and transit. Some of us have a nostalgia for 1980s software like the DOS prompt or Commodore 64 commands. But no one would be comfortable with either as the backbone for police and fire radios or water treatment plants in 2019. That is essentially though the reality for far too governments in the U.S. today.

In a recent Probolsky Research survey, more than half (54%) of Americans say they support upgrading decades-old software that is running critical infrastructure, “even if it costs millions.” How could it be that the same Americans who are wholly weary of most government spending, would open public coffers to upgrade software that is still working? It’s worth noting that 31% of Americans said just that, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

Perhaps support for spending on software updates is rooted in the fact that they upgrade the software on their smart phones on what seems like a monthly basis. And when you turn on an iPhone from just a few years ago, you can see the dramatic difference in look and feel of the operating system, but more importantly, the difference in speed. Americans know that software powers our world. And innovations happen every day.

Policymakers should not be afraid to support spending money on infrastructure. And they should know that it will be easy to make the case for upgrading and maintaining the underlying software that runs critical government systems.