Word: galluped
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Insatiably, professionally curious Dr. George Gallup wanted to know what his fellow Americans believe about God, immortality and going to church. Last week he reported: 96% say they believe in God, 76% in life after death. But when it came to churchgoing, 42% admitted they had not been to church in the past month...
What are the facts? Against the predictions of all experts, the campaign provoked a phenomenal and unexpected increase in registration and voting. As late as Oct. 4, Pollster George Gallup had predicted that but 39,500,000 Americans would go to the polls. The final total will be some 6,000,000 more. In this big increase, P.A.C. had a definite and, perhaps, major share. P.A.C. concentrated on war workers and migrants in industrial centers, got them well registered, then on Election Day hauled them to the polls, while P.A.C. 's women minded the voters' babies at home...
...last week, including some soldier votes, stood at 53.4% for Roosevelt. His total civilian vote was about 52.5%-exactly the estimate of FORTUNE'S secret civilian ballot. FORTUNE'S other estimate of 53.6%, based on a series of questions, was about 1% high; Gallup, and Crossley about...
...Gallup poll, after hanging squarely on the fence for days, made no final prediction, but totted up its election-eve total: Roosevelt, 51.5%; Dewey, 48.5%. In electoral votes, Gallup gave F.D.R. 18 sure states with 165 votes, Dewey ten sure states with 85 votes; and left 20 states with 281 votes in the balance...
...Gallup Poll last month reported U.S. college graduates nearly 2-1 for Dewey...