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Unit 4 – American Political Ideologies and Beliefs
Topic 4.5
What distinguishes tracking from straw polling in gauging public sentiment?
Tracking Polls evaluate changes over time on specific issue(s); Straw Polls gauge opinions at a particular moment without longitudinal follow-up.
Only straw polls can predict election outcomes, not tracking polls.
Straw Polls evaluate changes over time; tracking polls capture one-time opinion snapshots.
Tracking polls are always conducted in person while Straw Polls are online.
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AP US Government - 4.5 Measuring Public Opinion
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