Polls and Politics
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Polls and Politics

The Dilemmas of Democracy

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Polls and Politics

The Dilemmas of Democracy

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This hard-hitting and engaging examination of polls and American politics asks an essential question: do polls contribute to the vitality of our democracy or are they undermining the health of our political system? Leading scholars address several key issues such as how various types of polls affect democracy, the meaning attributed to polling data by citizens and the media, the use of polls by presidents, and how political elites respond—or do not respond—to public polls. The contributors assert that while polls tread a fine line between informing and manipulating the public, they remain valuable so long as a robust democracy obliges its political leaders to respond to the expressed will of the people.

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Publisher
SUNY Press
Year
2012
ISBN
9780791485095
Topic
Politica e relazioni internazionali
Subtopic
Campagne ed elezioni politiche

Table of contents

  1. Polls and Politics
  2. Contents
  3. Tables and Figures
  4. Preface
  5. 1. Polling and the Dilemmas of Democracy by Matthew J. Streb and Michael A. Genovese
  6. 2. Presidents, Polls, and the Paradox of Democratic Governance by Michael A. Genovese
  7. 3. Presidential Leadership and the Threat to Popular Sovereignty by Lawrence R. Jacobs and Melinda S. Jackson
  8. 4. Continuing to Campaign: Public Opinion and the White House by Diane J. Heith
  9. 5. Do Polls Give the Public a Voice in a Democracy? by Michael W. Traugott
  10. 6. When Push Comes to Shove: Push Polling and the Manipulation of Public Opinion by Matthew J. Streb and Susan H. Pinkus
  11. 7. Are Exit Polls Bad for Democracy? by Gerald C. Wright
  12. 8. Deliberative Polling, Public Opinion, and Democratic Theory by James S. Fishkin
  13. 9. Polling in a Robust Democracy by Michael A. Genovese and Matthew J. Streb
  14. References
  15. Contributors
  16. Index