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George Gallup Jr. discusses the limitations of polling in predicting election outcomes during the 1984 presidential race.

George Gallup Jr., president of the Gallup Poll, joined Meet the Press alongside William Schneider, a political analyst, to talk about polling in the 1984 presidential race.

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