The key polling innovation introduced by George Gallup beginning in the 1930s and that was absent from the straw polls conducted by the Literary Digest in the 1920s was
A. wide sampling.
B. asking questions of leading citizens.
C. non-sampling census surveys.
D. geographical breadth.
E. marketing research techniques.
Answer: E
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