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Public Opinion Polls and Election Forecasting

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2014

Michael W. Traugott*
Affiliation:
University of Michigan

Abstract

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Symposium: US Presidential Election Forecasting
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Copyright © American Political Science Association 2014 

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