The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-10-08
WHO'S GOING TO GET ELECTED?

With the aid of newspaper, magazine and radio information we have been studying polls, sometimes known straw votes relative to the impending Presidential election. Our conclusion, which really should last is that, given pencil paper and five minutes time, almost any who add two and two can, in the given time prove the election of Roosevelt Landon, Lemke, Thomas Browder depending which way ones sympathies happen to be- The only trouble to be that is still the unknown quantity and nobody knows who X is going to be until the morning of November 4, the morning after election day in the States.
 But despite this obviously cynical conclusion there is much of interest in the straw votes which plentiful than the ducks at Eagle River bar. And the nice thing about them is that there are no seven to four shooting regulations. One can shoot straw ballot before daybreak and after dusk without fear of anything except fear of contradiction by chap who figured the other way.
 Let take for example, first probably the best known poll, that conducted by the Literary Digest which comes through pneumatic tires-a bow to the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. The latest report from this poll which its sponsors say now includes 1,250,O0O votes and voters from 40 states, gives MT. Landon 713,451 votes and MT. Roosevelt 485 392 the balance of the million and quarter being divided between MT. Thomas, MT Lemke and MT Browder. In this often remarkably accurate poll the state of California gives o8ss votes to MT Landon and only 54O12 to Mr. Roosevelt des- pite the fact that the registration in California is nearly two to Democratic It also gives MT. Lan- don Illinois Indiana and Iowa by wide margins all states where there important electoral votes Its figures reveal that the present time MT Lan- don has a44 electoral votes the bag while the Pres- dent has but 129 total of actual electoral votes are necessary for election.
 With these figures one could easily prove that Governor Landon would be elected without struggle having, the poll broadcast reported 1856 of the total vote cast An interesting sdeght at this point is that further broadcast of report revealed that the betting in the east is to that President Roose- welt will be reelected.
 But let's cast few straw votes in some other poll. Consider for moment the poll of the American Institute of Public Opinion which has been running since last January and is of the largest Result of this straw report gives the President lead in 29 states with total electoral vote of 292 compared to Governor Landons lead in 19 states and an electoral vote of 239 The Institute poll gives MT Roosevelt 495 per cent of the national vote and Mir Landon 446 per cent. the. balance being divided among the other candidates Commenting the Institute poll for which it is of the outlets the Cincinnati En- quirer remarks:
 If MT. Roosevelt can swing either New York Pennsylvania Illinois by November and still hold Ohio and Michigan well the other states in WHICH ne now eauS observers say hlS election IS sured by wide margin On the other hand if MT Landon can hold the three largest electoral vote states and regain Ohio and Michigan and one or two other borderline states the verdict may be entirely different
 But let's go on to the poll call No 3. It is conducted by the magazine Fortune and is a breakdown affair system whereby one can almost tell the number of grease spots auto mechanic in Pumpkin Center will leave on his ballot
 The magazine straw vote reveals that 60 per cent of the voters of the land are convinced MT Roosevelt will be elected in November. A certain percentage believes the country will go to pot he is reelected Another percentage is equally convinced things vii go to the dogs if MT. Landon is elected A Com. munist in Massachusetts, the poll reveals is gone to vote for MT. Browder . ,,Fa
 Are you still with us? There are still more polls But you really don't need the Richfield poll the Bal, tmore Sun Newspapers poll and some dozen or nor others which reveal great many things We hav plenty of figures to supply the answer which cal be computed in any number of ways. We obtaine, our answer in this manner:
 Take two Socialists in Florida subtract two Com munists in Massachusetts discount according to you best judgment all the speeches of John Hamilton an Jim Farley, give Kansas to MT Landon Mississippi t MT Roosevelt, production for in California to MI Thomas, adding machine to Emil Hurja and the throw everything in the waste basket recalling tha we in Alaska don't vote for President anyway
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