Michael Wolfe Traugott is an American

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, communication studies researcher, and political pundit. As of 2022, he is a Professor Emeritus at the

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

and a researcher at UM's Institute for Social Research. Traugott finished his undergraduate education at

Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ...

and completed a

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and PhD at the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

. He has authored, co-authored, or edited at least 14 books and more than 100 journal

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and book chapters. His research focuses on voting technology (sponsored by a

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grant), elections,

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ing, and the political role of the

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in the United States. In addition to consulting work with various media organizations, including the

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, Traugott has served as president of the

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and the

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. Traugott sponsored the April 20, 2001 "Election Administration in the United States" seminar, held after the 2000 presidential election, to examine the impact of localized voting problems on national elections. In January 2013, Gallup announced that Traugott would assist in its comprehensive review of its polling methods following the poor performance during the 2012 presidential campaign. Traugott served as the Director of the ICPSR Summer Program from 2020 to 2022.

Selected works

* ——, with Paul J. Lavrakas and Peter V. Miller (1995). ''Presidential Polls and the News Media''. Boulder, Colorado:

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. . * ——, with Paul J. Lavrakas (2004). ''The Voter's Guide to Election Polls'', 5th edition. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. .

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