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Voter opinion surveys are coming fast and thick these days, as the New Hampshire primary gets closer. Polls have long been used as a gauge of public opinion, on the issues and the candidates – but they're also criticized, for having too much influence on the way our elections are conducted and covered by the media.

Guests

• Andy Smith, Director of the UNH Survey Center and professor of Political Science at UNH
• James Pindell, Political Correspondent for the Boston Globe and author of the Primary Source blog at Boston.com
• David Moore, Senior Fellow for the Carsey Institute at UNH, founder of the UNH Survey Center, formerly Managing Editor and then Senior Editor of the Gallup Poll from 1993-2006 and author of several books, including the forthcoming book tentatively titled The Opinion Makers: When Media Polls Undermine Democracy.