International Journal of Public Opinion Research Advance Access published online on February 4, 2008
International Journal of Public Opinion Research, doi:10.1093/ijpor/edn003
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First, I am pleased to note the broad area of agreement among the four of us. We concur fully that polls are useful, powerful, and play an important role in contemporary politics. My three responders also acknowledge the significance of alternative ways in which citizens can express their opinions and, furthermore, that public opinion is more diverse and nuanced than any dichotomous split between the pros and cons on a particular issue recorded at a particular time might suggest.
Sir Robert chides me explicitly, and Gary Langer by implication, for failing