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Numbered Voices: How Opinion Polling Has Shaped American Politics (American Politics and Political Economy Series) (Updated Edition) by Susan Herbst Paperback, 235 Pages, Published 1995 ISBN-10: 0-226-32743-4 / 0226327434 ISBN-13: 978-0-226-32743-3 / 9780226327433 Quantifying the American mood through opinion polls appears to be an unbiased means for finding out what people want. But in Numbered Voices, Susan Herbst demonstrates that the way public opinion is measured affects the use that voters, legislators, and journalists make of it. Exploring the history |