Which of the following statements about the 1936 Literary Digest poll that predicted Roosevelt's reelection defeat is true?
a. The poll oversampled the upper middle class and the wealthy.
b. The poll oversampled groups heavily Democratic in orientation.
c. The poll excluded owners of automobiles and telephones.
d. The poll oversampled middle-class voters who owned telephones.
a
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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