In 1936,the newsmagazine Literary Digest obtained the opinions of over two million Americans regarding the presidential candidates prior to the election.Among the more than 2 million returns,Alf Landon won by an overwhelming majority over Franklin Roosevelt. A few weeks later,Roosevelt won the real election by a landslide.The results of the survey were not valid due to:

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The survey had an unrepresentative sample, as it only reached out to those who could afford a subscription to the Literary Digest, therefore omitting a significant portion of the population.

In 1936,the Newsmagazine Literary Digest Obtained the Opinions of Over