Dotty Lynch
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July 24, 1945
Dotty Lynch | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dorothea Jean Lynch July 24, 1945 |
| Died | August 10, 2014 (aged 69) |
| Alma mater | Marymount Manhattan College, Fordham University[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Political analyst, academic |
| Known for | First female chief polltaker for a US presidential campaign |
| Spouse | Richard Morgan Downey |
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]
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]
