Wireless World: Cellphones and polls

By Gene J. Koprowski
United Press International

Published 10/29/2004 11:13 AM
CHICAGO, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Lobbyist Gary Shapiro attended a gathering of interest groups from across the political spectrum, left to right, in Washington, D.C., this week and heard briefings by pollsters, outlining their forecasts for next Tuesday's presidential election. "There were representatives of 100 interest groups there," said Shapiro, chief executive officer of the Consumer Electronics Association, an industry lobby. "Whenever the pollsters would speak, the people would stand up and shout, 'What about the cell phone users? Are you polling them?'"The political leanings of denizens of the wireless world may be a decisive factor in this election, pitting incumbent President George W. Bush and Democratic challenger, Sen. John F. Kerry, D-Mass., and in future presidential contests as well, experts told UPI's Wireless World.--A weekly series by UPI examining emerging wireless telecommunications technologies. E-mail sciencemail [at] upi.com