Bernard Whitman is a Democratic Party

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 political pollster and strategist in the United States

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. He makes regular appearances on Fox News, and has appeared as a commentator and strategist on CNN

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, MSNBC

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 and CNBC

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.

He has been a pollster to political candidates such as Bill Clinton

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 and Michael Bloomberg

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, as well as international clients.

Bernard's commentary and opinions on current political topics have been covered by national media outlets, and he regularly appears on Fox News to debate conservative commentators. He is also a strong supporter of marriage equality, and has written opinion columns and appeared on major news networks to advocate his position.

Whitman is the President and founder of Whitman Insight Strategies, a strategic consulting firm that conducts polls and market research to advise corporations, political leaders, and issue-advocacy organizations.

He is an alumnus of Brown University

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, and served as a Peace Corps

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Volunteer in Senegal, West Africa.