Taft Lecturer to Discuss Public Opinion Polls

The

Charles Phelps Taft Research Center

and the

Department of Political Science

in the McMicken College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) are sponsoring a lecture by David Moore, a senior fellow and political scientist at the Carsey Institute of the University of New Hampshire.

What:

“How Public Policy Polls Undermine Democracy”

Who:

David Moore, Professor of Political Science at University of New Hampshire

When:

2:30 p.m., Thursday, March 4, 2010

Where:

Taft House at Stratford Heights, 2625 Clifton Ave.

The lecture is free and open to faculty, students and the public.

Moore will focus on how mass media-sponsored public opinion polls on issues such as health care reform and “cap and trade legislation” often undermine the democratic process in American politics and society.