Since Franklin Roosevelt's presidency, almost all U.S. presidents have employed private polls in some capacity. This book attempts to explain how presidential polling evolved from a rarely conducted secretive enterprise to a commonplace event that is now considered an integral part of the presidency. Robert Eisinger contends that presidents opt to gain autonomy by conducting private polls. They do not trust institutions such as Congress, the media and political parties, and their measurements of opinion.
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"[A] pioneering book...illuminates the field with an inventive and rigorous research agenda." Brandon Rottinghaus, University of Idaho, Public Opinion Quarterly
"After Eisinger's book, it will be hard to write a history of the modern American presidency or of contemporary American politics without taking into account of how presidential policy making really gets done." Stanley B. Greenberg, CEO, Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Reasearch and Pollster for President Clinton.
"Robert M. Eisinger's, The Evolution of Presidential Polling provides the single most comprehensive and clear exposition to date of the changing role of the presidential political pollster. He convincingly demonstrates that as presidents acquired a reliable and timely listening ear to the voice of the public, key power relationships between themselves and the Congress, the media, and the parties were permanently altered." Richard B. Wirthlin, Chairman, Wirthlin Worldwide
"Eisinger researches in impressive depth the use of pols from FDR through Clinton.... Recommended." Choice
"After Eisinger's book, it will be hard to write a history of the modern American presidency or of contemporary American politics without taking into account of how presidential policy making really gets done." Stanley B. Greenberg, CEO, Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Reasearch and Pollster for President Clinton.
"Robert M. Eisinger's, The Evolution of Presidential Polling provides the single most comprehensive and clear exposition to date of the changing role of the presidential political pollster. He convincingly demonstrates that as presidents acquired a reliable and timely listening ear to the voice of the public, key power relationships between themselves and the Congress, the media, and the parties were permanently altered." Richard B. Wirthlin, Chairman, Wirthlin Worldwide
"Eisinger researches in impressive depth the use of pols from FDR through Clinton.... Recommended." Choice
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The Evolution of Presidential Polling is a book about presidential power and autonomy. Since FDR, virtually all presidents have employed private polls in some capacity. This book attempts to explain how presidential polling evolved from a rarely conducted secretive enterprise, to a commonplace event that is now considered an integral part of the presidency. I contend that because presidents do not trust institutions such as Congress, the media and political parties--all of which also gauge public opinion--they opt to gain autonomy from these institutions by conducting private polls to be read and interpreted solely for themselves.
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We have practically no systematic information about what goes on in the minds of public men as they ruminate about the weight to be given to public opinion in governmental decision. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
presidential polling, public opinion independently, private polling operation, going public strategy, public opinion apparatus, public opinion information, presidential pollster, private polls, legislative presidency, gauging public opinion, measuring public opinion, poll data, assessing public opinion, using polls, measured public opinion, polling operations, media polls, poll reports, poll questions, administrative presidency, public opinion data, recent social trends, congressional interference, used polls, polling methods Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
White House, New York, President Nixon, United States, Folder Title, State Department, Public Opinion Quarterly, President Hoover, Richard Wirthlin, Marvin Watson, President Kennedy, President Ford, Hadley Cantril, George Gallup, Literary Digest, President Johnson, Herbert Hoover, Lou Harris, Pat Caddell, Ronald Reagan, Republican National Committee, Viet Nam, New Deal, Oliver Quayle, New Hampshire New!
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We have practically no systematic information about what goes on in the minds of public men as they ruminate about the weight to be given to public opinion in governmental decision. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
presidential polling, public opinion independently, private polling operation, going public strategy, public opinion apparatus, public opinion information, presidential pollster, private polls, legislative presidency, gauging public opinion, measuring public opinion, poll data, assessing public opinion, using polls, measured public opinion, polling operations, media polls, poll reports, poll questions, administrative presidency, public opinion data, recent social trends, congressional interference, used polls, polling methods Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
White House, New York, President Nixon, United States, Folder Title, State Department, Public Opinion Quarterly, President Hoover, Richard Wirthlin, Marvin Watson, President Kennedy, President Ford, Hadley Cantril, George Gallup, Literary Digest, President Johnson, Herbert Hoover, Lou Harris, Pat Caddell, Ronald Reagan, Republican National Committee, Viet Nam, New Deal, Oliver Quayle, New Hampshire New!
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- The Presidency of Herbert C. Hoover by Martin L. Fausold on 4 pages
- The party's over;: The failure of politics in America by David S Broder on 4 pages
- The President and the Parties: The Transformation of the American Party System since the New Deal by Sidney M. Milkis on 4 pages
- The Presidency in a Separated System by Charles O. Jones on 4 pages
- The Pulse of Politics: The Rhythm of Presidential Elections in the Twentieth Century by James David Barber on 4 pages
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- Polling Matters: Why Leaders Must Listen to the Wisdom of the People by Frank Newport on page 4 (1), and page 4 (2)
- Reading Public Opinion: How Political Actors View the Democratic Process (Studies in Communication, Media, and Public Opinion) by Susan Herbst in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Roles of Public Opinion Research in Canadian Government (IPAC Series in Public Management and Governance) by Christopher Page in Back Matter
- The Permanent Campaign and Its Future by Norman J. Ornstein on page 73
- The Presidency in a Separated System by Charles O. Jones in Back Matter
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