Election Prediction Quotes
Kristol’s reputation as a political pundit suffered as a result of this assertion. However, Kristol was a very astute observer of the political scene; it indicates how remote Obama’s chances were believed to be even in 2006. Kristol was not alone in his view, just more bold in asserting it.
Nussbaum was her boss at the time. She was working as a staffer for the Congressional committee that was investigating the possible impeachment of Richard M. Nixon.
The largest political poll in history sampled 10 million Americans just before the 1936 presidential election. The poll clearly showed Alf Landon would win handily. Franklin Delano Roosevelt won 523 electoral votes to 8 for Landon. The Literary Digest went out of business.
