Journalist Walter Lippmann Suggested That

question 35

Multiple Choice

Journalist Walter Lippmann suggested that

• A)polling,even when done scientifically,cannot be trusted because it is in people's nature to be dishonest in response to political questions.
• B)the dominance of polling has brought about an ideological shift toward the more radical ends of the political spectrum among elected representatives.
• C)polling had provided political parties with even more entrenched power,reducing the influence of third party candidates.
• D)effective government cannot be run by politicians that base their public opinions on poll results.
• E)pollsters have had more effect on the outcome of presidential elections in recent decades than have the people who do the voting.

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