Michael Traugott

{{Short description|American political scientist, communication studies researcher and political pundit}}

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Michael Wolfe Traugott is an American political scientist, communication studies researcher, and political pundit.

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| author = McGillivary, Brian

| title = Cash flows into Allen's unregulated funds

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| work = Traverse City Record-Eagle

| date = 2006-05-28

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As of 2022, he is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and adjunct research professor at UM's Institute for Social Research, Center for Political Studies.

Traugott finished his undergraduate education at Princeton University and completed a Master's degree and PhD at the University of Michigan. He has authored, co-authored, or edited at least 14 books and more than 100 journal articles and book chapters.

{{cite web

| url = http://www.decadeofbehavior.org/policyseminars/er_traugott.cfm

| title = Speaker Biography: Michael W. Traugott

| accessdate = 2007-03-24

| work = The Mechanics of Election Reform

| publisher = Decade of Behavior }}

His research focuses on voting technology (sponsored by a National Science Foundation grant),

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| agency = Associated Press

| title = Experts Knock E-Vote Data Delay

| url = https://www.wired.com/politics/security/news/2004/10/65298

| work = Wired News

| date = 2004-10-10

| accessdate = 2008-03-25 }}

elections, political campaigns, opinion polling, and the political role of the mass media in the United States.{{cite web

| url = http://polisci.lsa.umich.edu/faculty/mtraugott.html

| title = Michael W. Traugott

| accessdate = 2007-03-24

| work = Department of Political Science

| publisher = University of Michigan }}

In addition to consulting work with various media organizations, including the Voter News Service,

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| title = Allen concedes in Virginia, giving Democrats control of Senate

| url = https://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/vote2006/VA/2006-11-08-webb-dems_x.htm

| work = USA Today

| date = 2006-11-09

| accessdate = 2008-03-24 }}

Traugott has served as president of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR)

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| author = Wasserman, Elizabeth

| title = Should the Internet replace phones as the polling technology of choice?

| url = http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9910/20/internet.polls.idg/index.html

| work = CNN

| date = 1999-10-20

| accessdate = 2008-03-24 }}

{{cite news

| author = Falcone, Michael

| title = Polling season ready to begin ... plus or minus margin of error

| url = http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/news/2000/sep/25/polling-season-ready-to-begin-/

| work = Daily Bruin

| date = 2000-09-25

| accessdate = 2008-03-25 }}

and the World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR). In addition, he has received the 2010 AAPOR Award for distinguished lifetime achievement as well as WAPOR's Helen Dinerman Award for career contributions to public opinion research in 2018. {{cite web

| url = https://theconversation.com/profiles/michael-traugott-550838

| title = Awards

| accessdate = 2022-10-19

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| url = http://www.unl.edu/wapor/executive%20council.htm

| title = Executive Council

| accessdate = 2008-03-24

| publisher = World Association for Public Opinion Research }} In addition, he has received the 2010 AAPOR Award for distinguished lifetime achievement as well as WAPOR's Helen Dinerman Award for career contributions to public opinion research in 2018.{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-10-04 |title=WAPOR 2023 Conference Awards |url=https://wapor.org/speech-of-the-helen-dinerman-awards-recipient/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=World Association for Public Opinion Research |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2023-06-08 |title=AAPOR Award Winners - AAPOR |url=https://aapor.org/past-aapor/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |language=en-US}}

Traugott sponsored the April 20, 2001 "Election Administration in the United States" seminar, held after the 2000 presidential election, to examine the impact of localized voting problems on national elections.

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| author = Anyanetu, Uzoma

| title = Traugott, officials discuss solutions, ballots to avoid future election fiascos

| url = http://media.www.michigandaily.com/media/storage/paper851/news/2001/04/30/News/Traugott.Officials.Discuss.Solutions.Ballots.To.Avoid.Future.Election.Fiascos-1408733.shtml

| work = The Michigan Daily

| date = 2001-04-30

| accessdate = 2008-03-25 }}

In January 2013, Gallup announced that Traugott would assist in its comprehensive review of its polling methods following the poor performance during the 2012 presidential campaign.{{Cite web|url=http://pollingmatters.gallup.com/2013/01/update-gallups-ongoing-review-of.html|title=Polling Matters | Gallup Topic}}

Traugott served as the Director of the ICPSR Summer Program from 2020 to 2022.