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Then and now: Landline phones once were a tried-and-true way to measure public opinion. No more. (Frederic Lewis/Archive Photos/Getty Images (top), AP Photo/Noah Berger (bottom))

Surveying Americans by phone is increasingly problematic. As a result, pollsters are trying to incorporate new—but imperfect—alternatives.

By Steven Shepard

Updated: August 6, 2012 | 2:01 p.m.
July 19, 2012 | 5:00 p.m.


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