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In Defense of Polls, Though Not Necessarily Pollsters, Pundits or Strategists

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 January 2018

Jon S. Corzine  and
Peter J. Woolley
Jon S. Corzine
Affiliation:
former US Senator, Governor, and Private Investor
Peter J. Woolley
Affiliation:
Fairleigh Dickinson University
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Symposium: Academics in the Arena: Political Scientists Who Have Served in Elected Office
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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 51 , Issue 1 , January 2018 , pp. 159 - 164
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Copyright © American Political Science Association 2018 

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