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What caused the literary digest to incorrectly predict that alfred landon would beat franklin roosevelt?.
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What caused the literary digest to incorrectly predict that alfred landon would beat franklin roosevelt?.
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It did not interview enough respondents.
It did not sample a sufficient number of wealthy voters.
It waited until the last minute to survey respondents.
Its predictions were based on an unscientific straw poll.
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