Word: polled
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...compelled to take that risk. As things stand, the Democratic Party is in its worst shape since 1952. Edmund Muskie, between sensible speeches to generally small crowds, has shrugged a number of times: "If we lose, I'll still be the Democratic Senator from Maine." A Gallup poll that was released last week reported that the public has far more confidence in the G.O.P. than in the Democrats, when it comes to the ability to cope with major problems. The split was 56% v. 44%. Four years ago, the Democrats led in a similar survey...
...Westchester but for "law and order" when he is in Houston or Charlotte, N.C. His approach seems to be paying off. The Louis Harris Survey last week produced new evidence that Nixon has been gaining popular support because of the "law and order" issue. Similarly, a new Gallup poll released this week shows that, while the 16-point lead Nixon enjoyed over Humphrey after the G.O.P. Convention has shrunk somewhat, he still commands 43% of the nationwide vote against 31% for Humphrey and 19% for Wallace...
From every indication, Wallace is not exaggerating. A Gallup poll last week showed that millions of U.S. union members are turning to Wallace, with 50% declaring for him in the South, 12% in the rest of the nation. Humphrey's labor support has fallen correspondingly, to only 42%. Since Gallup began surveying union people in 1936, no other Democrat has ever done so poorly with blue-collar workers. There is a good chance, too, that union men-as well as the legions of other middle- and lower-middle-class people at whom Wallace's appeal is aimed-will...
Even before the campaign officially began, Wallace received close to 20% of the popular vote in both of the major polls. In the South, the Gallup poll gave him a full 36%, more than either Richard Nixon or Hubert Humphrey. If crowd reactions are any indication, the disorders in Chicago have only strengthened his repressive "law and order" theme. "The other two national parties," he said on television last week, "are panic-stricken because they realize that they can no longer hoodwink the American people. They have stayed in power this long only because there was no other choice...
...Vice President remained above the battle, letting it be known that he was devoting some time to his accept ance speech. He was also pondering a running mate. According to a private poll that he commissioned, only two Democrats would enhance Humphrey's popularity. One is McCarthy, but his often-abusive treatment of Humphrey in recent days all but ruled him out. The other is Teddy Kennedy, who would add at least 15% to Humphrey's vote total. The figure might have been higher had the survey been conducted after Teddy's speech. However, Teddy described himself...