TY - BOOK AU - Warren,Kenneth F. TI - In defense of public opinion polling SN - 0813397936 AV - W286i 2003 U1 - 301.1543 PY - 2003///, 2002 CY - Boulder, Colo. PB - Westview Press KW - Public opinion polls KW - Public opinion KW - United States N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-353) and index; Why Americans hate pollsters --; In defense of pollsters --; Giant polling industry --; Reputable pollsters hate bad polls --; But there are plenty of good polls --; Why the media love (but sometimes hate) polls --; Today's politicians live and die by polls --; Polls, the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal, and democracy --; Polling in other countries --; Testing the pollsters: how accurate were the pollsters' predictions in the 2000 presidential, U.S. Senate, and gubernatorial races? --; Epilogue; Public opinion polling can and should be defended ER -