Word: ruling
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...card index of U.S. opinions, beliefs, customs and morals. How much did his findings have to do with the price of eggs? That was another question. In the election year of 1948, what most U.S. citizens were watching eagerly were the computations on Pollster Gallup's political slide rule...
...fresh wave of confidence surging through Republican ranks. It plunged Democrats into corresponding gloom. It also raised many questions sure to be asked often between now and November. How accurate are the polls ? Is their sampling really scientific? Can the result of elections be predicted on a slide rule? Do polls follow the voters or do voters follow the polls? Are the polls, in short, leading democracy by its too gullible nose...
...argument over whether public-opinion polls are good or bad for a democracy has become somewhat academic -they are obviously here to stay. They can find out what the people, who rule a democracy, think and want. But a democracy also needs leadership by men who must frequently tell the people why a popular notion-no matter how widely held-can be wrong...
Under baseball rules, a pitcher may not bandage his digits, but if the opposing team waives the rule, the prohibition need not be final. A waiver from Jack Barry, the Crusader coach, therefore stands as Samborski's main hope. Should Barry decline, and the skies stay clear, it may look like batting practice at Worcester...
...other two issues were put on the same ballot, so it was assumed, although not intended, that the majority rule applied to all three...