Public Perspective

Charting the 1996 Vote

April/May 1996, Vol. 7, No. 3
Charting the 1996 Vote

Table of Contents

People, Opinions & Polls, handicapping the 1996 election, with historical data on voting patterns from 1920 through 1992. Also, a look at polling past and present, and trends in European polling.

"The Economy And The Elections" Newport, Frank & Lydia Saad
"The Mindset of The Republican Electorate" Barnes, James
"From Alchemy To Home-Brewed Chemistry - Polling Transformed" Roshco, Bernard & Irving Crespi
"Present At The Creation" Crossley, Helen, Burns W. Roper & George H. Gallup Jr.
"Magic Town: Jimmy Steward Demonstrates the 'Hawthorne Effect' " Ladd, Everett C.
"The Emperor Has No Clothes" Mitofsky, Warren J. (Deliberative Poll)
"How The Questionnaire Could Have Been Improved" Kay, Alan F. (Deliberative Poll Debate)
Polity Watch - "Two Dimensions Of Economic Outlook" (data essay)
"Calling The Election: Nine Hotspots" Reddy, Patrick
"Presidential Voting: The View From The States, 1920-1992" (data essay)
"Presidential Trial Heat: Dubious Predictors" (data essay)
"How Wide Is The Gender Gap?" (data essay)
"Taxes: What's Fair ?" (data essay)
"Affirmative Action: Why Do Whites Oppose It and Will It Play A Role In November ?" Bennet, Stephen Earl & Eric W. Rademacher, A
"Science And Citizenship At The NIC" Flavin, Catherine & Regina Dougherty (Deliberative Poll Debate)
"Civic Journalism And The Poll" Fouhy, Edward
"Searching By The Light: In Defense Of Social Science" Murray, David
"Why Should Anyone Lie On A Questionnaire?" Ladd, Everett C.
"Personal Lives - Peoples Of Europe" (data essay)
"Spain Turns To Conservative Government" Lopez-Pintor, Rafael