Jon Cohen
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Jon Cohen is director of polling for The Washington Post. He is responsible for conceptualizing, implementing and analyzing all Post polls, and co-directs the Post-ABC and Post-Kaiser-Harvard surveys. He instituted the Post’s polling blog, Behind the Numbers, and frequently discusses public opinion on radio and television, as well as online chats.

Latest by Jon Cohen

Santorum now rivals Romney in popularity

Santorum now rivals Romney in popularity

As Rick Santorum has become better known, the number of Americans with favorable views of him has gone up, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Poll: Public backs Obama on security

Poll: Public backs Obama on security

The sharpest facets of President Obama’s counterterrorism policy have broad public support, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows.

Partisans see own ‘facts’

Democrats and Republicans can’t seem to agree on anything these days, and that now extends to basic views of the nation’s economy.

Obama gains over Romney in Post-ABC News poll

Obama gains over Romney in Post-ABC News poll

President Obama has an edge over Mitt Romney in a hypothetical general election matchup, boosted by improved public confidence in Obama’s economic stewardship.