Why the pollsters got it wrong

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: From Nixon to Carter (1969-1980) by BBC

Nov 14, 198013:42Society & Culture

Humiliation for pollsters who made completely wrong call on the presidential election. This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter...

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