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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Union democracy by polling data. « Fred Klonsky

Union democracy by polling data. « Fred Klonsky:

Union democracy by polling data.

The late, great Chicago newspaperman, Mike Royko.

One of the great things about living in Chicago back in the day was reading Mike Royko in the daily newspaper. I didn’t always agree with his politics. In fact, I rarely agreed with his politics. He was the epitome of the cynical reporter.

And he was a friend of Studs Terkel. And any friend of Studs…

Royko hated exit polls. In fact, he hated polls of any kind. He believed the polling business was a scam and that