Polls and politics the dilemmas of democracy

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ISBN: 1423739515 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781423739517 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (xii, 192 p.)
Publisher: Albany : State University of New York Press, c2004.

General Note:	Based on a conference held at Loyola Marymount University in February 2002. Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-179) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Polling and the dilemmas of democracy / Matthew J. Streb, Michael A. Genovese -- Presidents, polls, and the paradox of democratic governance / Michael A. Genovese -- Presidential leadership and the threat to popular sovereignty / Lawrence R. Jacobs, Melinda S. Jackson -- Continuing to campaign : public opinion and the White House / Diane J. Heith -- Do polls give the public a voice in a democracy? / Michael W. Traugott -- When push comes to shove : push polling and the manipulation of public opinion / Matthew J. Streb, Susan H. Pinkus -- Are exit polls bad for democracy? / Gerald C. Wright -- Deliberative polling, public opinion, and democratic theory / James S. Fishkin -- Polling in a robust democracy / Michael A. Genovese, Matthew J. Streb.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.