© 1995 David W. Moore Published in the United States by: FOUR WALLS EIGHT WINDOWS 39 West 14th Street, Rm. 503 New York, N.Y. 10011 Second Edition. First printing November 1995. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publishers. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Moore, David W. The superpollsters: how they measure and manipulate public opinion in America /by David W. Moore p. cm. Includes index. ISBN: 1-56858-023-1 1. Public Opinion- United States. 2. Public opinions polls. 3. Mass media-United States-Influence. 4. Election forecasting-United States. I. Title. HN90.P8M66 1992 303.3′8-dc20 CIP Designed by Acme Art, Inc. Printed in the United States 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -iv- |