Why Did Literary Digest Erroneously Predict That Landon Would Defeat

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Short Answer

Why did Literary Digest erroneously predict that Landon would defeat Roosevelt in the presidential election of 1936?

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Definitions:

Debts

Money owed by one party to another under an agreement that repayment will occur at a later date.

Bankrupt Discharged

Refers to the legal status whereby an individual or entity, previously declared bankrupt, has been officially released from most, if not all, debt obligations by a court.

Creditor

An entity or person to whom money is owed by a debtor.

Bankruptcy and Insolvency

Legal statuses of an individual or entity that cannot repay the debts they owe to creditors.