Dotty Lynch (July 24, 1945 – August 10, 2014) was an academic, journalist and political pollster, best known for being the first woman to be chief polltaker for a presidential campaign when she worked for Gary Hart.[2][3] She also served as political advisor to George McGovern and Jimmy Carter.[4]
Dotty Lynch
Dotty Lynch, professor at American University in Washington DC
She was the CBS News senior political editor from 1985 to 2005 and was a member of the CBS News/New York Times polling consortium.[5]
In 2006, she joined American University's School of Communication as executive in residence, and became director of the SOC/SPA joint MA program in Political Communication.
Lynch began her career in 1968 when she worked as a researcher for the Election Unit at NBC. In 1972, she joined Cambridge Survey Research, becoming a vice president in 1976.[6]
Deathedit
Lynch died August 10, 2014, from complications of melanoma. She is survived by her husband R. Morgan Downey and stepson Robert.[2]
Referencesedit
^Condon, Stephanie (2014-08-11). "Dotty Lynch, CBS News veteran and political trailblazer, dies at 69". CBS News. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
^ abVitello, Paul (2014-08-11). "Dotty Lynch, Pollster Who Saw the Gender Gap, Is Dead at 69". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
^ Eggerton, John (2014-08-11). "Former CBS Senior Political Editor Lynch Dies". Broadcasting and Cable. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
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