Gallup Presidential Polls 1936-2000

[You kip if you want to...]

Why in the 1992 election, Perot is included in the polls until mid-june, then disappears and reappears in the beginning of September ? What happened at these times ?

He dropped out and then re-entered the race.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Why in the 1992 election, Perot is included in the polls until mid-june, then disappears and reappears in the beginning of September ? What happened at these times ?

He dropped out and then re-entered the race.

LOL Fail.

He was even ahead at some time !!

[Barnes]

Why in the 1992 election, Perot is included in the polls until mid-june, then disappears and reappears in the beginning of September ? What happened at these times ?

He dropped out and then re-entered the race.

LOL Fail.

He was even ahead at some time !!

He sad something about the Republicans trying to sabotage his daughter's wedding. lol 

[Bo]

Why in the 1992 election, Perot is included in the polls until mid-june, then disappears and reappears in the beginning of September ? What happened at these times ?

He dropped out and then re-entered the race.

LOL Fail.

He was even ahead at some time !!

He sad something about the Republicans trying to sabotage his daughter's wedding. lol 

How exactly is that a reason to drop out?

[Sasquatch]

People laughed at Perot then, but he was pretty spot on looking back. The deficit, trade, etc.


"That giant sucking sound."

[Antonio the Sixth]

Yeah, maybe I wouldn't have voted for him, but I have to say he was a far more decent candidate than many "respectable" ones, and would have deserved a higher score.

[DS0816]

People laughed at Perot then, but he was pretty spot on looking back. The deficit, trade, etc.


"That giant sucking sound."

I didn't laugh at Ross Perot in 1992! He was correct about NAFTA. And I'm glad I voted for him.

[Fuzzybigfoot]

Whoa, Carter had reached 60% in the middle of '76?  Damn. 

[hcallega]

Whoa, Carter had reached 60% in the middle of '76?  Damn. 

It was February 1976, not the middle of 1976. And that was before John Anderson entered and when many Americans felt super-patriotic due to the hostage crisis and said they were supporting Carter.

No, 1976 was when Gerald Ford was President lol.

Yeah, Ford surged late against Carter. The only explanation is that it's Carter and he really bombed towards the end. I'm sure a lot of party strategists thought to themselves "uh oh" after looking at the election results compared to the polls just months earlier.

[Bo]

Whoa, Carter had reached 60% in the middle of '76?  Damn. 

It was February 1976, not the middle of 1976. And that was before John Anderson entered and when many Americans felt super-patriotic due to the hostage crisis and said they were supporting Carter.

No, 1976 was when Gerald Ford was President lol.

Yeah, Ford surged late against Carter. The only explanation is that it's Carter and he really bombed towards the end. I'm sure a lot of party strategists thought to themselves "uh oh" after looking at the election results compared to the polls just months earlier.

Sorry, you're right. My brain just lapsed there for some reason. Your reasons are mostly correct  for 1976, and also the economy began to recover that year, so maybe that provided some boost for Ford near the end.

[Dancing with Myself]

Whoa, Carter had reached 60% in the middle of '76?  Damn.  

It was February 1976, not the middle of 1976. And that was before John Anderson entered and when many Americans felt super-patriotic due to the hostage crisis and said they were supporting Carter.

No, 1976 was when Gerald Ford was President lol.

Yeah, Ford surged late against Carter. The only explanation is that it's Carter and he really bombed towards the end. I'm sure a lot of party strategists thought to themselves "uh oh" after looking at the election results compared to the polls just months earlier.

If the election of 76 would have been held a few days later, Ford might have pulled it off. Carter was falling in the polls, and it only would have been a matter of time until he would have lost the lead. He was lucky in 76.

[Bo]

Whoa, Carter had reached 60% in the middle of '76?  Damn.  

It was February 1976, not the middle of 1976. And that was before John Anderson entered and when many Americans felt super-patriotic due to the hostage crisis and said they were supporting Carter.

No, 1976 was when Gerald Ford was President lol.

Yeah, Ford surged late against Carter. The only explanation is that it's Carter and he really bombed towards the end. I'm sure a lot of party strategists thought to themselves "uh oh" after looking at the election results compared to the polls just months earlier.

If the election of 76 would have been held a few days later, Ford might have pulled it off. Carter was falling in the polls, and it only would have been a matter of time until he would have lost the lead. He was lucky in 76.

Ford also might have pulled it off if he hadn't said that Poland gaffe. That essentially halted his momentum and upward poll bounce.

[Dancing with Myself]

Whoa, Carter had reached 60% in the middle of '76?  Damn.  

It was February 1976, not the middle of 1976. And that was before John Anderson entered and when many Americans felt super-patriotic due to the hostage crisis and said they were supporting Carter.

No, 1976 was when Gerald Ford was President lol.

Yeah, Ford surged late against Carter. The only explanation is that it's Carter and he really bombed towards the end. I'm sure a lot of party strategists thought to themselves "uh oh" after looking at the election results compared to the polls just months earlier.

If the election of 76 would have been held a few days later, Ford might have pulled it off. Carter was falling in the polls, and it only would have been a matter of time until he would have lost the lead. He was lucky in 76.

Ford also might have pulled it off if he hadn't said that Poland gaffe. That essentially halted his momentum and upward poll bounce.

That hurt him, but it was not what did him in though. We would have been better off if Ford was re-elected.

[Bo]

Whoa, Carter had reached 60% in the middle of '76?  Damn.  

It was February 1976, not the middle of 1976. And that was before John Anderson entered and when many Americans felt super-patriotic due to the hostage crisis and said they were supporting Carter.

No, 1976 was when Gerald Ford was President lol.

Yeah, Ford surged late against Carter. The only explanation is that it's Carter and he really bombed towards the end. I'm sure a lot of party strategists thought to themselves "uh oh" after looking at the election results compared to the polls just months earlier.

If the election of 76 would have been held a few days later, Ford might have pulled it off. Carter was falling in the polls, and it only would have been a matter of time until he would have lost the lead. He was lucky in 76.

Ford also might have pulled it off if he hadn't said that Poland gaffe. That essentially halted his momentum and upward poll bounce.

That hurt him, but it was not what did him in though. We would have been better off if Ford was re-elected.

I could see that gaffe costing Ford about one percentage point in the PV and thus costing him the election. I agree with your second part.