Ed Koch, polling pioneer

Ed Koch wasn’t just a quote-machine — he was also a campaign innovator. His 1977 New York City mayoral campaign was the first (or one of the first) to use overnight polling.

Pollster Mark Penn was still in college when he and prep school friend Douglas Schoen were hired by consultant David Garth to work for Koch’s mayoral campaign. [cont.]

Rachel Weiner, Washington Post

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