Examines the effects of early predictions of election results on voting, and reviews the likely impacts of different policy alternatives. Do early predictions, broadcast before polls close, distort the results? What side effects on local elections do these predictions have? What means of prevention should be considered? The authors discuss existing research and evidence, review the history of the problem and the kinds of projections used, and describe and assess different policy responses.
'The value of this book...lies in the careful, craftsmanlike manner in which Tannenbaum proceeds...it can serve as an example for others involved in policy analysis and a standard against which we can compare those efforts.' -- The American Political Science Review, June 1984
'The book...provides valuable insights to students of public policy for its substantive findings as well as for its careful design and execution.' -- Journal of Communication, Winter 1985
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978-0-8039-1929-7 (9780803919297)
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