Winning the White House 2008: The Gallup Poll, Public Opinion, and the Presidency - Hardcover

Newport, Frank; Jones, Jeffrey M.; Saad, Lydia; Gallup, Alec M.; Israel, Fred L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0816075662 ISBN 13: 9780816075669

Publisher: Facts on File, 2009

Synopsis

This study refers to Barack Obama's historic win in November 2008, recounting this fascinating presidential campaign. It features more than 1000 polls taken throughout the campaign by Gallup, the oldest and most respected polling company in the world.

About this title

About the Author:

Frank Newport, Gallup Editor-in-Chief and one of the nation s leading public opinion analysts, has spent the major part of his working life studying public opinion much of that opinion about religion. Newport earned a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Michigan and has worked as a college professor, as a partner in a market research firm, and as Gallup s chief pollster for more than 20 years. He is the former president of the American Association for Public Opinion Research. The son of a Southern Baptist theologian, Newport grew up in that tradition in Texas and graduated from Baylor University. Newport s religious background and his current role as a neutral social scientist give him a unique ability to probe the reality of religion in the United States today.

About this edition

• Publisher: Facts on File
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0816075662
• ISBN 13: 9780816075669
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 448