Osher at CMU Lecture Series presents "Will Just 6% of Voters Decide the 2020 Election?" by Douglas Stowell

Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 7:00PM on Zoom
Members may register through the online registration with ID: 3540 or by emailing osher@cmu.edu. Guests are welcome!

A 28 slide, fast-paced review of the last four POTUS elections turn-out, number of votes cast and voting behavior. Barely 50% of the electorate actually vote in the U.S., 26th of the 34 major democracies!  Only 12% indicate they are truly independent, not leaning one way or the other. That 12% becomes 6% … if just 50% actually vote!

What if we had an easier, more practical way to make an informed voting decision?  Major corporations make multi-million dollar product choices based on “Feature/Value” consumer research. We will examine how this process can be applied to choosing political candidates. Will you be one of the 6% determining the 2020 Election outcome?

A fast-paced review of the last four POTUS elections turn-out, number of votes cast, and voting behavior. Barely 50% of the electorate actually vote in the United States; 26th of the 34 major democracies!  Only 12% indicate they are truly independent, not leaning one way or the other. That 12% becomes 6% … if just 50% actually vote!

Douglas Stowell

Doug Stowell has been a Furman University OLLI member since 2015
and an Instructor since 2018. His background is in corporate market research and public opinion polling. His career includes - Dir. of Market Research for the Xerox Corp., U.S. Client Director for the U.K. firm National Opinion Polling, Ltd., and Senior Client Representative with Wirthlin Polling in Washington, DC.
He opened his own company in 2002, and continues today conducting consumer and political issues surveys.