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 | | Melvin G. Holli dismisses this notion, however, and reveals that presidential reliance on public opinion polls dates back to the New Deal Era, when Franklin Roosevelt employed a first-generation. |
 | | Holli shows us how Hurja, through a combination of networking, political acumen, and dogged persistence, convinced the Democratic National Committee to allow him to apply the new science of polling to Roosevelt's presidential campaign of 1932. |
 | | Holli restores Hurja to his rightful place in American history and politics, showing us that the Washington press corps were right on target when they dubbed Hurja the "Wizzard of Washington." |
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