The machines behind the network can tally national opinion not only instantaneously but with a level of delicate precision that would have left Jefferson breathless.
Predictor: Huber, Peter
Prediction, in context:In a 1992 article for Forbes magazine, Peter Huber, a senior fellow of the Manhattan Institute, makes the following statement: ”The machines behind the network can tally national opinion not only instantaneously but with a level of delicate precision that would have left Jefferson breathless. Where is this sort of thing going to lead in the longer term?”
Biography:Peter Huber, a lawyer with degrees from MIT and Harvard, was a 1990s expert in telecommunications. (Legislator/Politician/Lawyer.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1992
Topic of prediction: Global Relationships/Politics
Subtopic: Campaigns/Voting
Name of publication: Forbes
Title, headline, chapter name: Telephone Democracy
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://web14.epnet.com/citation.asp?tb=1&_ug=dbs+1+ln+en%2Dus+sid+21373427%2D696C%2D4C22%2D8950%2D24281E7EBCC9%40sessionmgr5+D494&_us=bs+Peter++Huber+ds+Peter++Huber+dstb+KS+hd+0+hs+0+or+Date+ri+KAAACBWB00018850+sm+KS+so+b+ss+SO+3B20&cf=1&fn=41&rn=46
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