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World Service,1 min

Gauging public opinion in the USA

The Forum

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Scott Keeter from the Pew Research Center explains how opinion polling can provide a reality check on politicians' claims. He cites a series of surveys on same sex marriage in the USA over two decades which showed a decisive shift in public opinion.

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