during both of his presidential campaigns former us rep dick gephardt stuck to the theme that defined his 28 years in lawmakers who opposed free trade cash in as lobbyists for transpacific partnership gallup has been the countrys gold standard for horserace election polling ever since its legendary founder george gallup you wont be seeing any gallup polls this primary season the democratic party spent 1999 in a state of almost unbroken panic even while an incumbent democrat had presided over an dj vu only george pataki and jim gilmore the two least recognizable candidates had agreed to make an appearance gop energy and environment forum canceled because no one was going to show up