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The Superpollsters

Professor Moore discussed the evolution and process of political polling, which is the subject of his book The Superpollsters: How They Measread more

Professor Moore discussed the evolution and process of political polling, which is the subject of his book The Superpollsters: How They Measure and Manipulate Public Opinion in America. He described how the public opinion polls began in the 1820s as a straw poll, the beginnings of the Gallop Poll and how polls are manipulated by political candidates and public opinion pollsters themselves to shape the progress of political campaigns. close

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First Aired:
May 10, 1992 | 8:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:
May 11, 1992 | 10:32am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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  • May 10, 1992 | 8:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • May 10, 1992 | 11:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • May 11, 1992 | 2:58am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • May 11, 1992 | 6:57am EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • May 11, 1992 | 10:32am EDT | C-SPAN 1
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