Word: pollstering
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...that seemed cool to his candidacy. His choice of Walter Mondale as a running mate was part of that plan. Norbert Dreiling, former Kansas Democratic state chairman, felt that Carter had "blown" the campaign by spending too much time "trying to woo back the liberal wing of the party." Pollster Lou Harris also believed that Carter had taken a large risk by retreating from his independent stance, his widely perceived conservatism, and going after the recalcitrant groups of the coalition. "What he apparently failed to consider," said Harris, "was that the elements of the old coalition, which constituted some...
Would the slim margin the polls gave Carter translate into a victory? Universally, the nervous pollsters agreed that this depended on the voter turnout. Declared Pollster Louis Harris: "Voter turnout has never before been such a pivotal factor. We have never been so worried about...
Those who are asked about it by the pollsters talk about the pervasiveness of the presidential contest, of the two major candidates "pressing in on us." Some object, but most seem intrigued. The regular evening newscasts, Pollster Louis Harris believes, are the basic ingredient in forming a presidential aspirant's image. That image is shaped further by the viewer's own prejudices and background, enlarged by his reading and talking with friends...
...Such is the level of disillusionment that more than 70 million Americans may stay at home next week. That would surely boost Gerald Ford's election chances, since the more affluent and older voters, who tend to vote Republican, will probably turn out. Says the highly regarded Washington pollster Peter Hart: "It's the best thing Ford has going for him, and he knows it." Ford staffers do not disagree. They are purposely running negative television ads-like the ones that feature fellow Georgians running down Carter's record as Governor-not to convert voters...
...vacuum at the center of our political system," says Walter Dean Burnham of M.I.T. He compares our 1972 turnout of 55% with Sweden's 90% and West Germany's 91%. Says Burnham: "Low turnout leads to special-interest voting. A small disciplined group can swing an election." Pollster Hart, in a major study of nonvoters published last month, was alarmed to find that young voters are not moving into the political process. "They're like a lost generation that doesn't want to participate," says Hart. "Nonvoting is becoming the norm...