Word: voting
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Will you, or would you if you could, vote Republican this year?" This was followed by the query: "IF SO--What have you had enough of, huh?" And "What do you want more of, huh?" And in the alternative, "IF NOT--Why haven't you had enough? huh?" and "What do YOU want more of, HmmM...
...results follow: Will vote Republican 35% Will not vote Republican 35% Doesn't matter or don't like either party 12% Don't know...
...experts warn that the combination this indicated would give the winning faction only 53% of the votes, which is within the 5% margin of error which experience shows must be allowed in polls of this sort. It is possible, in these circumstances, that neither party will win. (It is assumed that the "don't care" and "don't like either" group will naturally vote for minor parties...
...this cross-section, therefore, will give an accurate reflection of the country, section by section. For example, on the basis of population and other figures, it can be taken for granted that each Harvard student either has, or has had, at least 1.5 parents, two thirds of whom would vote one way or another. It is easy to see the influence of Harvard--extending out among 140,000,000 people...
...saying "No." Seventeen percent (1) were on the fence. Juniors are overwhelmingly non-Republican, 66% of those having opinions (2) answering "no." One-third (1) said "yes." Half of the Harvard Freshman class thinks politics "too deep" for them, 25% thinks it doesn't matter and 25% will vote Republican. Sophomores weren't polled because they always know all the answers anyway, nor were seniors who are invariably thoroughly confused. Both, therefore, are unreliable for poll purposes...