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Paul J. Lavrakas (Editor), Michael W. Traugott (Editor)


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Book Description

January 2000 1889119164 978-1889119168
This is an introduction to modern polling. Focusing primarily on the 1996 US presidential election campaign, scholars and media pollsters address such topics as political campaigns, elections, voting behaviour and public opinion, as well as the news media's role in elections and democracy.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: CQ Press (January 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1889119164
  • ISBN-13: 978-1889119168
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,033,964 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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First Sentence:
Polling has been a part of American elections and election news coverage since the early 1800s. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
probable electorate, nonelection polls, candidate name order, explicit causal language, undecided respondents, push polls, noncoverage bias, early voters, voters leaving polling places, unlikely voters, push polling, turnout ratio, cutoff index, preelection polling, poll stories, precision journalism, poll accuracy, attributional statements, deliberative poll, poll error, recommending force, preelection polls, public opinion poll results, polling methodology, nonresponse error
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Stark County, Bob Dole, Bill Clinton, New York Times, United States, Washington Post, Roper Center, Ross Perot, North Carolina, Clinton Dole Perot, George Bush, Los Angeles, Ohio State University, Leslie Byrne, National Issues Convention, Gallup Organization, House of Representatives, Northwestern University, Steve Forbes, Folder Conditions, Little Rock, New Orleans, University of Michigan, Dan Morales, Republican National Convention
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