Wrong Again

Some of you may be remember the classic photograph from the 1948 Presidential Election, in which Harry Truman holds a newspaper triumphantly, with the title, “Dewey Defeats Truman”. What you may not know, is why the newspaper made such a big mistake.

It turned out to be the result of the polling work of George Gallup. Gallup’s company and polls, named after himself, had confidently predicted Dewey’s presidential victory, which the newspapers depended upon to confidently print the now infamous headline, “Dewey Defeats Truman.”

A couple months later, Gallup was pulled over in his…