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Why the pollsters got it wrong
Humiliation for pollsters who made completely wrong call on the presidential election.
Humiliation for pollsters who made completely wrong call on the presidential election.
This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the ±«Óãtv in 2014.
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Sun 16 Nov 1980
09:15
±«Óãtv Radio 4
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Alistair Cooke |
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- Fri 14 Nov 1980 21:15±«Óãtv Radio 4
- Sun 16 Nov 1980 09:15±«Óãtv Radio 4
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