How the first ‘horse race’ poll changed American political history
How the first ‘horse race’ poll changed American political history
- June 17, 2015
- Edwin Amenta, sociology professor, explains in featured article on The Conversation
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From The Conversation:
These horse-race presidential polls – in which candidates' current electoral prospects
are estimated scientifically – are an ever-present backdrop in election coverage nowadays….
It’s hard to imagine a presidential election season without polls. But the very first
scientific horse race poll, which took place 80 years ago, was shrouded in secrecy
and may have changed history – even though it was faulty…. Edwin Amenta is a professor
of sociology at University of California, Irvine.
For the full story, please visit http://theconversation.com/how-the-first-horse-race-poll-changed-american-political-history-43164.
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