Literary Digest straw vote predictions for 1928 election
New York reports The Literary Digest straw vote for the 1928 presidential election proves nearly 100 percent accurate, with 95.6 percent accuracy on popular vote and 95.7 percent on electoral vote. It details states carried by Smith versus Hoover, maps, and notes last minute switches and regional trends.
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Digest poll accuracy in popular and electoral votes
The Digest estimates a 41.2 percent share for Gov. Smith from 35,439,715 total votes with 14,626,803 votes. The poll’s popular vote error was 4.4 points, yielding 95.6 percent accuracy, while electoral vote strength accuracy was 95.7 percent, within 4.3 percent error.
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Colombian Flier Hops Off for Home
New York November 23 In a brief dispatch Lieu tenant Benjamin Mendez a crack fighter of the Colombian army boarded a plane at Rockaway naval air station for the first leg of his flight to Bogota Colombia His first stop will be Jacksonville Florida.
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