03747nam 2200649Ia 450 991080834990332120200520144314.00-7914-8509-91-4237-3951-5(CKB)1000000000458453(EBL)3408482(SSID)ssj0000224233(PQKBManifestationID)11211098(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000224233(PQKBWorkID)10210159(PQKB)11105816(OCoLC)62365187(MdBmJHUP)muse6149(Au-PeEL)EBL3408482(CaPaEBR)ebr10594809(DE-B1597)682004(DE-B1597)9780791485095(MiAaPQ)EBC3408482(EXLCZ)99100000000045845320030716d2004 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPolls and politics the dilemmas of democracy /edited by Michael A. Genovese and Matthew J. StrebAlbany State University of New York Pressc20041 online resource (205 p.)Based on a conference held at Loyola Marymount University in February 2002.0-7914-6084-3 0-7914-6083-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-179) and index.""Polls and Politics""; ""Contents""; ""Tables and Figures""; ""Preface""; ""1. Polling and the Dilemmas of Democracy by Matthew J. Streb and Michael A. Genovese""; ""2. Presidents, Polls, and the Paradox of Democratic Governance by Michael A. Genovese""; ""3. Presidential Leadership and the Threat to Popular Sovereignty by Lawrence R. Jacobs and Melinda S. Jackson""; ""4. Continuing to Campaign: Public Opinion and the White House by Diane J. Heith""; ""5. Do Polls Give the Public a Voice in a Democracy? by Michael W. Traugott""""6. When Push Comes to Shove: Push Polling and the Manipulation of Public Opinion by Matthew J. Streb and Susan H. Pinkus""""7. Are Exit Polls Bad for Democracy? by Gerald C. Wright""; ""8. Deliberative Polling, Public Opinion, and Democratic Theory by James S. Fishkin""; ""9. Polling in a Robust Democracy by Michael A. Genovese and Matthew J. Streb""; ""References""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Z""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.DemocracyUnited StatesPolitical participationUnited StatesPublic opinionUnited StatesPublic opinion pollsDemocracyPolitical participationPublic opinionPublic opinion polls.320.973Genovese Michael A254439MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808349903321Polls and politics4053686UNINA