Question

Why did the famous 1936 Literary Digest straw poll fail to predict the winner of the presidential election?

A.) It did not target those with telephones
B.) It did not target those with automobiles
C.) It failed to poll poor voters
D.) It failed to poll rich voters

Answer 1

It failed to poll poor voters

Answer 2

C). It failed to poll poor voters, because the names of the mailing list for the poll were taken from phone directories/magazine subscribers/etc., which tended to just be composed of middle-class/upper-class voters since they were the ones who could afford it