Polls and Politics -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Preface -- 1. Polling and the Dilemmas of Democracy by Matthew J. Streb and Michael A. Genovese -- 2. Presidents, Polls, and the Paradox of Democratic Governance by Michael A. Genovese -- 3. Presidential Leadership and the Threat to Popular Sovereignty by Lawrence R. Jacobs and Melinda S. Jackson -- 4. Continuing to Campaign: Public Opinion and the White House by Diane J. Heith -- 5. Do Polls Give the Public a Voice in a Democracy? by Michael W. Traugott -- 6. When Push Comes to Shove: Push Polling and the Manipulation of Public Opinion by Matthew J. Streb and Susan H. Pinkus -- 7. Are Exit Polls Bad for Democracy? by Gerald C. Wright -- 8. Deliberative Polling, Public Opinion, and Democratic Theory by James S. Fishkin -- 9. Polling in a Robust Democracy by Michael A. Genovese and Matthew J. Streb -- References -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.