Mervin Field was a college dropout. He had no formal training in polling or statistics. … But while Mr. Field was still in Princeton, in high school, he had worked part time for a hometown pollster named George Gallup, who would go on to found one of America’s most trusted national polls. Mr. Gallup gave him some advice: Political polling might not make him money, but it could be a publicity bonanza, a way to win high-paying, glamour-seeking corporate clients.
Mr. Field listened well. CONT.
Adam Nagourney, New York Times