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Michael Traugott
American political scientist

Michael Traugott

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American political scientist
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80 years
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Princeton University
Doctor of Philosophy
University of Michigan
(-1975)
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Michael Wolfe Traugott is an American political scientist, communication studies researcher, and political pundit. As of 2008, he is a professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a researcher at UM's Institute for Social Research.

Traugott finished his undergraduate education at Princeton University and completed a Master's degree and PhD at the University of Michigan.He has authored, co-authored, or edited at least nine books and 40 journal articles and book chapters. His research focuses on voting technology (sponsored by a National Science Foundation grant), elections, political campaigns, opinion polling, and the political role of the mass media in the United States.

In addition to consulting work with various media organizations, including the Voter News Service, Traugott has served as president of the American Association for Public Opinion Research and is the current president of the World Association for Public Opinion Research.

Traugott sponsored the April 20, 2001 "Election Administration in the United States" seminar, held after the 2000 presidential election, to examine the impact of localized voting problems on national elections.

In January 2013, Gallup announced that Traugott would assist in its comprehensive review of its polling methods following the poor performance during the 2012 presidential campaign.

Selected works

  • ——, with Paul J. Lavrakas and Peter V. Miller (1995). Presidential Polls and the News Media. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press. ISBN 978-0-8133-8943-1.
  • ——, with Paul J. Lavrakas (2004). The Voter's Guide to Election Polls, 3rd edition. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-7425-3612-8.
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